More than half of the world's refugees are children under the age of 18 and three-quarters are women and children. Find out the real story of refugees fleeing war and persecution. 

Evidence shows that refugees are good for the economies that host them. Barri Shorey, a senior technical advisor at the International Rescue Committee, explains why. 

Because of your generosity, the IRC has been able to provide clean water, shelter, and lifesaving resources to millions of children and families worldwide. Thank you for your support!

In the past, accepting refugees united Republicans and Democrats. But the current administration has set the lowest number of refugee admissions in United States history. Take a look back at some of the U.S. presidents who took a more welcoming stance toward refugees.

The situation in Venezuela is increasingly dire. Meet Andrea, one of more than one million Venezuelans who felt they had no choice but to leave everything behind and start a new life in neighboring Colombia. This is her story.

This month, the International Rescue Committee’s crisis news roundup looks at Zimbabwe in the wake of the disastrous Cyclone Idai; the rise of the second worst Ebola outbreak ever, in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and the challenges Central American asylum-seekers face at the U.S. border.

IRC Voice and Game of Thrones star Lena Headey recently visited IRC programs in Germany, focused on the most impactful ways to integrate refugees into German society. Follow Lena's journey.

"The country I was born in considered me a non-national. The country they said I belonged to considered me a refugee. The country I had no connection to accepted me as its citizen today." Geeta, an IRC caseworker from Bhutan who helps other refugees, recently became a U.S. citizen. Watch and share his story.

Mandy Patinkin visited the southern border of Syria where millions of refugees have crossed into Jordan during eight years of the Syrian civil war. After visiting refugees in Greece, Italy, Serbia, Uganda, Germany and Jordan with the International Rescue Committee, Mandy's conclusion is simple: refugees are part of our family—the human family.

Patrick Stewart shares why he supports the International Rescue Committee and how you can make an immediate impact on the lives of refugees who have fled their homes.