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How to support refugees in Salt Lake City
We provide many opportunities to get involved and send a message of hope to refugees in our community.
- Announcement
- October 22, 2024
Crisis in Nigeria: A mother’s tragic tale
After witnessing the death of fifteen relatives and neighbors, Gloria Ibrahim fled with her three small children to the city of Yola where an estimated 400,000 people have sought safety from a violent insurgency in Nigeria's northeast. The International Rescue Committee is leading the humanitarian response for tens of thousands of people. Read Gloria's story.
- Video
- June 22, 2022
Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband at Columbia University - Wolfgang Friedmann Award
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Could you imagine being a refugee in the winter?
Imagine being a refugee in a tented settlement during a winter storm. This is the reality for thousands of Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Beirut: 1 in 4 children risk dropping out of school warns IRC
- Press Release
- September 26, 2022
Sotheby's and Google join forces for major online charity auction of virtual experiences to benefit the International Rescue Committee
- Press Release
- June 27, 2022
Health at the International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee is a leading humanitarian agency dedicated to the health and survival of the most vulnerable people around the world. From the earliest stages of emergencies through recovery, we provide essential services.
- Resource
- April 7, 2021
A Syrian ten year old’s decade in a refugee camp
Meet Nawras, a Syrian 10 year old in Jordan whose name means “seagull” and whose best friend is a rooster.
- Article
- August 12, 2022
Why is Yemen the world's worst humanitarian crisis?
The war in Yemen is contributing to what the U.N. says could become "the worst famine in the world in 100 years." 22 million people are in need of aid.
- Article
- July 1, 2022
Waynesboro Rallies to Help Afghans
With new families arriving at a break-neck pace, the IRC in Charlottesville has temporarily housed several Afghan families in hotels in Waynesboro. IRC Volunteers in Waynesboro organized to welcome these families, offering English instruction, outings exploring the community, and friendship.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022