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In the Right Place At the Right Time
An eye-opening encounter at the dental office changed the course of her career. As a Senior Legal Representative with the IRC for 23 years, Nadeana has paved the way for many clients to become U.S. citizens.
- Announcement
- November 20, 2023
Dignity: A story of mental health and resilience
"I want to advocate for the people I work with so they have the opportunity to live with dignity and wellbeing. I want them to experience joy and safety. All the things we consider to be basic human rights.”
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Speech: President and CEO of the IRC David Miliband for the Stockholm Human Rights Award
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
How the Emergency Rescue Committee became the International Rescue Committee and where we are today
Netflix’s Transatlantic tells the story of how Varian Fry and the Emergency Rescue Committee helped thousands of refugees flee France during World War II. Read how the organization became the International Rescue Committee and how we’ve continued to support people facing conflict and crisis for the past 90 years. Through the years 1933 Varian Fry at his office in Marseilles in the spring of 1941.
- About the IRC
Courageous Yazidi women speak out after escaping violence in Iraq
Violence in Iraq’s Sinjar district uprooted millions, including the Yazidi religious minority. After experiencing brutal violence, Yazidi women speak out.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
The new arrogance of power: Global politics in the age of impunity
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
IRC President and CEO David Miliband testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, alongside UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller, on the grave humanitarian impact of eight years of war in Syria and the path ahead for the crisis
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022