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IRC response: 120 million globally displaced and 61% increase in U.S. asylum claims require humane policies for asylum seekers, refugees, and people in need
- Press Release
- July 30, 2024
Burundi
The International Rescue Committee provides humanitarian assistance and protection to the most vulnerable in Burundi. The IRC also provides support for refugees from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Country
Unprecedented crisis in West Africa: Nearly 9 Million displaced by conflict and climate change, warns IRC on World Refugee Day
- Press Release
- June 20, 2024
Libya
The International Rescue Committee provides life-saving health and protection services to crisis-affected and vulnerable Libyans, refugees and migrants in Libya affected by conflict, protracted displacement and climate shocks.
- Country
How one Afghan family was reunited in the U.S. after two years apart
The family are now rebuilding their lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Article
- February 6, 2025
New Report Finds 73% of Refugee and Displaced Women Reported an Increase in Domestic Violence Due to COVID-19
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
How can I help Ukraine?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has already forced over 6 million refugees, mostly women and children, to flee their homes. Learn what you can do to help.
- Article
- November 30, 2022
Geeta's proudest moment
"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.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
Street kids of Beirut find a place to play – and dream
Syrian refugee children in Beirut often have to help support their families by selling flowers or even begging on the streets. The IRC’s safe spaces give these children a place to just be kids.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Fighting for their daughters: Syrian mothers open a school
Syrian mothers at Arbat camp in Iraq wouldn’t sit by as their daughters lost an education. Instead, they took action.
- Article
- June 27, 2022