On the evening of Saturday, September 23, 2023, more than 150 community members from across the city gathered for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Atlanta’s inaugural fundraising event, Dinner Together.

This Protection Needs Overview documents findings from protection monitoring efforts conducted between April and September 2023 in the Iraqi governorates of Anbar, Ninewa, and Kirkuk. This report details protection concerns of communities experiencing displacement, refugees and asylum seekers, those who have returned to their areas of origin, and host communities nearly six years after the defeat of the ISIS group in Iraq and is the follow on to the Protection Needs Overview: October 2022-March 2023. 511 household-level surveys, 204 key informant interviews, and 108 focus group discussions with 756 individuals contributed to the findings in this report.

This Protection Needs Overview documents findings from protection monitoring efforts conducted between April and September 2023 in the Iraqi governorates of Anbar, Ninewa, and Kirkuk. This report details protection concerns of communities experiencing displacement, refugees and asylum seekers, those who have returned to their areas of origin, and host communities nearly six years after the defeat of the ISIS group in Iraq and is the follow on to the Protection Needs Overview: October 2022-March 2023. 511 household-level surveys, 204 key informant interviews, and 108 focus group discussions with 756 individuals contributed to the findings in this report.

In honor of International Day of the Girl, the IRC in Los Angeles is excited to share the artwork and stories of girls in our Unaccompanied Children program through a virtual 'art show'. The girls, who participated in our Summer Arts and Wellness program, have created self portraits, artwork, and stories to share their dreams and hopes for the future - which are just as big and beautiful as you might expect! 

For the last four years, the IRC in Dallas has been holding a Robing Ceremony the night before graduation to honor fifteen high school graduates who started their journey in the US as refugees. Since we are unable to gather this year, we are sharing the great accomplishments of these remarkable students here.