Sting, Keegan-Michael Key, Noma Dumezweni and other IRC Celebrity Ambassadors share why they are proud supporters of the IRC’s work with refugee families in the world’s toughest places. Join them by making a gift today.

Actor and director George Clooney and his wife, human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney, speak with Syrian refugee families living in Germany. The meeting was organized by the International Rescue Committee, which has been delivering critical aid since 2012 to millions of people inside Syria and across the region who have been affected by five years of violence.

At least a half million Syrian refugee children live in Lebanon. Many have no choice but to work on the streets or in the fields to help their families survive. The International Rescue Committee gives them a safe place to play, learn, and just be kids. Meet a group of children as they spend a day in one of these safe spaces dressing up in superhero costumes and talking about their secret superpowers.

Jessica Chastain stars in the new film The Zookeeper's Wife, about a family who risked their lives to save hundreds of innocent people during the Holocaust. She calls on all of us to do what we can to welcome refugees today, in the face of the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II. Learn more and see how you can help.  

Since opening in 1979, the IRC’s locally funded office in Atlanta has welcomed close to 30,000 refugees from over 65 countries to resettle in communities across Georgia. A committed staff of more than 150 professionals—many of whom were refugees themselves—work together with community supporters to assist families in rebuilding their lives. In this video, some of them share their stories.

Drought in northern Kenya has left some 2.6 million people struggling to find enough to eat. Women and girls in Turkana County are being exploited in exchange for money to buy food. The International Rescue Committee is seeing an increase in violence against women, early and forced marriage, and women and girls engaging in transactional sex in order to procure food for their families as the region is gripped by near-famine.

Aisho, a mother of three, fled her home in Jalaqlaqsi, Somalia earlier this year because of severe drought. She brought her 20-month-old twins to be treated at an IRC clinic for malnutrition. No parent should have to watch their child suffer from starvation, yet 1.7 million Somalis face food insecurity. Watch to hear her family's inspiring story of hope and survival.

An aspiring artist, Farhad Nouri has many hopes and dreams, but most of all, he wants a place he can call home, a place to feel welcomed.

Last year, the Governor of Texas declared that the state would no longer accept Syrian refugees, citing security concerns after the horrific attacks in Paris. The state demanded that the International Rescue Committee halt its resettlement programs or face a lawsuit. A federal judge on June 16, 2016 dismissed the lawsuit that would have banned refugee resettlement in Texas.