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Lebanon
The IRC provides support to Syrian refugees struggling to get by in Lebanon and the resource-strapped Lebanese communities hosting them. We also responded to the 2020 explosion in Beirut, providing support including emergency cash and psychological first aid.
- Country
Report: Two years on: Afghans still lack pathways to safety in the EU
Exploring the challenges faced by Afghans at risk in reaching safety in Europe and how the EU can better welcome and support refugees and asylum seekers.
- Exploring the challenges faced by Afghans at risk in reaching safety in Europe and how the EU can better welcome and support refugees and asylum seekers.
Libya
The IRC provides vital healthcare and protection to vulnerable Libyans, refugees and migrants who have now experienced more than 10 years of protracted crisis and recurring conflict.
- Country
‘It’s not hardship, but humanity, that defines us’
Threatened by gangs in El Salvador, Valentina escaped danger by resettling to the United States. She tells her powerful story so others like her might have a chance at safety and freedom.
- Article
- 26 October 2023
Malaysia
Through our Resettlement Support Centre based in Malaysia and Thailand, the IRC assists thousands of refugees who departed from camps and cities in East Asia to enter the United States and build new lives.
- Country
IRC disappointed by only 60-day extension of Black Sea Grain Deal
- Press Release
- 22 March 2023
Bangladesh
Nearly 1 million Rohingya have fled violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State to Cox’s Bazar, a district in Bangladesh. The IRC is responding with healthcare, protection for vulnerable women and children, and emergency support for the refugees.
- Country
New IRC analysis reveals risk that coronavirus transmission rates in Moria, Al Hol and Cox's Bazar refugee camps could outpace those seen on the Diamond Princess cruise ship
- Press Release
- 1 April 2020
David Miliband
David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom. As the son of refugees, he brings a personal commitment to the IRC's work.
- IRC-President
Walling off welcome: New reception facilities in Greece reinforce a policy of refugee containment and exclusion
45 civil society organisations urge EU institutions and national governments to abandon policies that contain people seeking asylum at Europe’s borders and to instead facilitate asylum seekers’ social inclusion and subsequent integration.
- Report
- 8 September 2021