In the Democratic Republic of Congo, neighbors are working together with the International Rescue Committee to build up and improve their communities. They're making and influencing decisions that affect their communities' futures—for example, deciding whether to build new schools or health centers, improve roads or construct water collection points.

These brothers, both refugees, are the hope for America's future. One is studying to be a doctor, and the other a lawyer. Choosing to slam America’s door on refugees would be a betrayal of who we are as a nation. Read Patrick and George's story.

For nearly 40 years the United States resettlement program has been the best in the world, providing safety and opportunity to millions of refugees. But in his first week in office President Donald Trump signed an executive order that threatens to pull back the welcome mat.

We are honored that the MacArthur Foundation has selected this program as the winner of its 100&Change competition, a one-time $100 million grant to "make measurable progress toward solving a significant problem of our time." This award allows the IRC and Sesame Street to create what will be the largest early childhood intervention in the history of humanitarian response.

In a 1957 short film, actor Marlon Brando urges viewers to assist refugees fleeing the Hungarian Revolution by making a donation to the International Rescue Committee.

The Bazara family from Aleppo, Syria were reunited at Sea-Tac International Airport on Feb. 9 after three family members were banned from entering due to President Trump's executive order. Read their full story.

The war against Boko Haram, the world's deadliest terror group, has created massive displacement and famine-like conditions for 14.8 million people in northeastern Nigeria. Some 5.1 million people don't have access to sufficient food, and 2.8 million children are severely malnourished. If nothing changes, more than 200 children will die each day. This crisis is man-made, but the solutions are too.

Evidence shows that refugees are good for the economies that host them. Barri Shorey, a senior technical advisor at the International Rescue Committee, explains why. 

Over 65 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes: 21 million of them are refugees who have crossed borders to seek safety. Where are most of these refugees going? The answer may surprise you.

Through a mentorship program run by the International Rescue Committee in Boise, a refugee family from the Democratic Republic of Congo was introduced to the Nash family—their first friends in America. Read their story.