Millions of girls around the world face discrimination and lack of opportunity. Their voices aren’t always heard or needs considered.

the IRC is dedicated to helping people affected by conflict access mental health and psychosocial support. We work to ensure that people can receive care and manage treatment for themselves and their families, from the earliest stages of crisis through recovery.

Learn more about the ongoing crisis in Congo.

Each year the IRC in San Diego resettles approximately 1,000 refugees with the majority coming from Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia in recent years. By September 30, we expect as many as 500 individuals, mostly Syrian, to reach their new homes in San Diego.

The right to work is a protected human right under international law, and yet it remains controversial in many refugee hosting countries.

This briefing assesses the impact of the law on refugee women’s right to work and access economic opportunities in high refugee hosting countries. 

On the heels of news that the Trump Administration is considering resettling zero refugees next year, a new IRC report shows that America’s retreat from global leadership in refugee protection comes at a time of acute global crisis.