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Refugee mother’s dream comes true
With the help of the International Rescue Committee’s dedicated staff in Baltimore, a refugee mother from Myanmar reunites with her son after spending 10 years apart. This was the Mother’s Day gift she had been dreaming of for a decade. Watch the moment when they finally meet again.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
Crisis news in 60 seconds: Nov 2018
This month, the International Rescue Committee's crisis news roundup looks at the looming famine threatening millions in war-torn Yemen, an asylum ban that could harm families in the caravan fleeing Central America, and the reasons why now is not the right time to return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Meet the Rohingya activist bringing feminism to the world’s biggest refugee camp
Razia Sultana is an independent activist, lawyer and feminist bringing change to the world's biggest refugee camp. In Bangladesh, close to one million Rohingya people have fled persecution in Myanmar. Living in an overcrowded camp, women continue to face violence—Razia is fighting to change that. Read her story from IRC-UK.
- Video
- September 2, 2022
Meet three refugee girls with a passion for rock climbing
Here’s a remarkable story of three refugee girls who all share a love for rock climbing, are from Myanmar (also known as Burma), live in Seattle, have formed a special friendship … and are all named Cing. UPDATE - Nov 18, 2018: Read the New York Times story about the three Cings and the IRC program helping them to adjust to their new lives in the U.S.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Yasmin: Refugee. Community Volunteer. Refugee Advocate.
Twenty-one-year-old Yasmin Ara is a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar living in Cox’s Bazar, in Bangladesh, the world’s largest refugee camp. As a community volunteer for the International Rescue Committee, she goes door-to-door to raise awareness about protection from the coronavirus. “Rohingya people help others as much as possible,” she says. Learn more about the essential contributions of refugees like Yasmin—during COVID-19 and beyond.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
"When people are hurt or sick, then I am hurt or sick."
Daily life as a refugee in Bangladesh is a struggle, but that doesn't stop Fatima from volunteering at an IRC-supported health center in a camp that's home to 700,000 Rohingya who fled persecution and violence in Myanmar a year ago. Fatima says, "I help people because it's as if when people are hurt or sick, then I am hurt or sick." Read more about the Rohingya crisis, one year on.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
3 Young Refugees Have a Powerful Support System: Each Other
Three girls from Myanmar - who share a name, a school, and a new home outside Seattle - are learning to rock climb as they adjust to life in their new country. Read about their stories and the IRC in Seattle’s efforts supporting newcomer youth in this inspiring New York Times article.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Rohingya refugee crisis majorly underfunded in all areas of need
- Press Release
- October 23, 2017
Cost efficiency analysis: distributing family planning materials
This analysis examines four family planning programs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Liberia, and Myanmar, and considers the cost efficiency of delivering family planning services in each case.
- Report
- February 27, 2017
Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) in emergencies toolkit
The MHM in Emergencies project is a collaboration between Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the International Rescue Committee, and supported by Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises. The aim of this project is to expand the evidence and guidance on MHM during emergencies. Along with adding to the evidence base, the project has developed an MHM in emergencies toolkit in partnership with the humanitarian response community.
- Resource
- October 6, 2017