The International Rescue Committee’s staff leadership board and senior leaders group manage the strategy and implementation of the IRC’s humanitarian work worldwide. IRC Staff Leadership Board David Miliband President and CEO Jeannie Annan Chief Research and Innovation Officer Martin Bratt Acting Chief Financial Officer Harlem Désir Senior Vice President, Europe Ciaran Donnelly Senior Vice President, Crisis Response, Recovery & Dev

What is a refugee? Who is an immigrant? Get the facts.

Sixty-five million people were displaced from their homes by conflict and disaster in 2016. That's 24 people every minute. It's not just a crisis; it's a test of who we are and what we stand for, says David Miliband — and each of us has a personal responsibility to help solve it. In this TED talk, Miliband gives us specific, tangible ways to help refugees and turn empathy and altruism into action.

The Economic Recovery and Development (ERD) unit at the IRC works to ensure that those we serve have their most basic survival needs met and have the combination of assets and income to prosper.

Volunteers are the heart and soul of the IRC. Read about just a few of the volunteers who give their time.

Over a decade of conflict has made Syria one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. A recent 7.8 earthquake has devastated communities even further.

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