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Sacha Baron Cohen, Isla Fisher Donate $1M To Aid Syrian Conflict Victims

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) --  Actors Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife, Isla Fisher, are donating $1 million to Save the Children and the International Rescue Committee to support victims of the conflict in Syria.

Save the Children has announced that one-half of the sum will fund a program vaccinating more than 250,000 children against a potential measles outbreak in Northern Syria.

The other half of the donation will go toward supporting families, with a special concern for women and children, both inside Syria and in neighboring countries. That money will go toward education, health care, shelter and sanitation, Save the Children said.

Save the Children is a nonprofit organization based out of Fairfield, Connecticut, which provides aid and resources for children in the United States as well as internationally. The organization has been in operation since the early 1930s. The International Rescue Committee is a New York-based organization which provides aid to international refugees.

Cohen, 44, starred in comedy features including "Borat'' and "The Dictator.'' Fisher, 39, appeared in "Confessions of a Shopaholic'' and the Netflix version of the comedy series "Arrested Development.''

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