As Sweden assumes the presidency of the EU Council, the IRC outlines 6 ways they can create a Europe that better protects, welcomes and empowers.

For almost 90 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been responding to the world’s worst humanitarian crises. When a new crisis strikes, the IRC’s emergency team swiftly activates to determine the most effective way to reach people in need.

What it’s like to be a mother in conflict

While these countries represent less than 6 percent of the world’s population, they host more than half of all people identified as being in need globally.

  Ahead of the publication of the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum on 23 September and the Resettlement Forum on 9 October, we appeal to the EU institutions and member states to urgently revive and increase resettlement efforts.

Learn about the world’s worst crises and what can be done to help.

Meet refugee changemakers who are shaping policies, art, traditions, dreams and futures in ordinary - and extraordinary - ways.

The IRC’s 2023 Emergency Watchlist reveals how the guardrails created to reduce suffering during crises have been weakened or dismantled all together.