A new report reflects on the IRC’s Resilient Futures program, which was made possible with support from the Citi Foundation, which has been providing refugees and displaced people with support to help people start and grow their own businesses and develop the skills they need to get jobs in local labor markets for the past seven years.  

Evidence shows that in many contexts, cash relief is a more efficient and cost-effective solution in crisis settings than food, clothing and in-kind donations.

The civil war in Syria—now in its sixth year—has created the worst humanitarian crisis of our time and in tandem with other brutal conflicts has sparked the largest global displacement of people in recorded history. Join our response.

This report documents the International Rescue Committee's coronavirus response as of Fall 2020.

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.

The IRC recognizes that with support and investment, adolescent girls can transform their lives and their communities. Working with girls instead of on behalf of girls, the IRC’s programs are driven and led by girls in a way that empowers them long into the future.