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Honduras
A growing humanitarian crisis in Northern Central America continues to force thousands of people to displace in search for safety every year. Violence in Honduras is at levels akin to war zones. The International Rescue Committee serves individuals and families who are at risk of violence and displacement in Honduras with programming to satisfy their most urgent needs as well as working with communities and families to mitigate and prevent violence.
- Country
HarperCollins Children’s Books and Creative Artists Agency Partner with Endless OS Foundation and the International Rescue Committee to Bring Books to Displaced Ukrainian Children
- Press Release
- December 21, 2023
Mpox is spreading in hardest-to-reach communities. Building community trust, ensuring humanitarian access, and reaching internally displaced people and refugees is key to the response.
Co-authors: Lior Miller, Megan Coffee, Tamara Chikhradze, and Mesfin Teklu TessemaSince the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) respectively declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security and a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in August, the international community has mobilized to call for comprehensive surveillance, increased access to di
Uprooted by conflict: South Sudan’s displacement crisis
This report focuses on the needs of the 1.4 million people who have been displaced by violence inside South Sudan and the more than 455,000 refugees who have fled South Sudan for neighboring countries in 2014.
- Report
- November 1, 2014
Evaluation of handheld solar lights among displaced populations in Haiti
This report evaluates the use and benefits of handheld solar lights and explores sense of safety among females aged 14 years and older living in two internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
- Report
- April 1, 2014
A perspective from the IRC: Looking to the future to help displaced families survive, recover and gain control of their lives
The International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) global humanitarian aid and refugee resettlement programs are actively responding to record-high numbers of displaced people by increasing their presence and implementing more efficient ways of working.
- Announcement
- September 19, 2022
From Response to Resilience: Working with Cities and City Plans to Address Urban Displacement
This paper argues for an improved humanitarian response to urban displacement crises by working directly with municipal authorities and through a resilience lens. It draws on the International Rescue Committee (IRC)’s collaboration with 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) and engagement with two municipal authorities, the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) and the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).
- Report
- February 6, 2018
Central African Republic
In Central African Republic (CAR), 1 million people have been displaced by ongoing conflict. The International Rescue Committee has assisted CAR throughout its current crisis despite the high risk to aid workers. We provide medical care, water and sanitation services, and protection for vulnerable women and girls.
- Country
Winter in Ukraine: over 25% of internally displaced people interviewed lack access to sufficient heating, more than 60% houses damaged, IRC initial analysis shows
- Press Release
- January 12, 2023
Iraqi teacher creates safe haven for students displaced by war
Sinan, herself displaced by violence, created a safe spaces for refugee and displaced children in Iraq.
- Article
- June 27, 2022