The Presidential Election and the IRC in Denver

For National Volunteer Week, we are highlighting some of our volunteers who have helped the IRC in Dallas this year. Read about them here.

Thousands of refugees escaping violence and persecution travel along the Central Mediterranean Route – from sub-Saharan Africa, through Niger to Libya and some on to Europe. These asylum seekers face the dangers of the world's harshest extreme environments: the sea and the desert.

Over 600 lives were lost after a ship capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on June 14, 2023. Find out why people seeking protection are forced to take a dangerous journey.