This report presents findings from IRC’s Safe at Home LGBTQI Scoping Study on experiences of discrimination, exclusion, and violence against LGBTQI people in humanitarian contexts.

In these extraordinary times, the world needs courageous leadership. That is what the International Rescue Committee was founded to provide. Our first employee, Varian Fry, issued fake passports from a safe house in Nazi-occupied Marseille to help people escape persecution during WWII.

Nathalie Elam is an MSW graduate student at the University of Washington and is also currently enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of Global Health program. They are currently fulfilling their practicum hours as a WARN Advocate Intern and providing case management services to survivors of human trafficking at the IRC in Seattle.

Global displacement is at an all-time high, and refugees from Syria, Somalia, Afghanistan, and other countries affected by conflict and violence are seeking sanctuary throughout the Middle East, Northern Africa, Europe and other parts of the world. Watch to learn more about how Google, the International Rescue Committee and Mercy Corps are partnering to provide more than 800,000 refugees access to the Internet, vital information and educational