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Game of Thrones and the IRC
Across the globe, record millions of people are being forced by violent conflict to flee their homes. These refugee families—children, women and men—are struggling to survive and recover. The International Rescue Committee and HBO's "Game of Thrones" have been working together to bring attention to the global refugee crisis.
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GBV Trends Among Rohingya Refugees in Cox’s Bazar: COVID-19 update
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a pandemic which violates human rights across communities around the world. Rohingya women and girls who fled to Bangladesh following severe rights violations enacted upon them by the Myanmar military in 2017 continue to live with the threat of violence in Cox’s Bazar. Data from the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) programmes demonstrates that the risks they face are likely to be compounded by the spread of COVID-19 and the steps taken to mitigate against it.
- Report
- January 22, 2021
Germany
The International Rescue Committee is supporting government and local nonprofit agencies in Germany as they assist more than 1 million people fleeing conflict. We're sharing our expertise in education for refugee children and youth, the special protection needs of women fleeing crisis, and ways to prepare refugees to join the workforce and contribute to their new communities.
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Refugee Girls Envision Their Futures in Oakland
After years of upheaval and uncertainty, refugee & immigrant girls in the United States are ready to explore their path in life. Vision Not Victim supports these young women to envision their future and redefine what their communities and they themselves thought possible. Run by the IRC previously in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Jordan, the IRC in Northern California piloted the program in the United States over April's spring break in Oakland.
- Announcement
- August 9, 2022
My future self
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" Too many girls around the world have never been asked that question. That's why the IRC the invited girls in Congo and Jordan to create visions for themselves, and develop strategic plans for achieving them.
- Slideshow
- September 20, 2022
Lake Chad's unseen crisis: voices of refugees and internally displaced people from Niger and Nigeria
This paper aims to give a voice to some of the women, girls, boys and men displaced by violence, give credit to their generous hosts, and create recommendations to UN agencies, the international donor community, and the governments of Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
- Resource
- September 23, 2016
URGENT: Help asylum-seeking families in Phoenix
Up to 200 asylum-seekers, many of them women and children, arrive in Arizona every day. The IRC, along with partner organizations, is providing emergency assistance to help these families connect with their loved ones in the United States. Help us make asylum seekers welcome by donating or volunteering today!
- Announcement
- September 22, 2022
What you need to know about refugees
More than half of the world's refugees are children under the age of 18 and three-quarters are women and children. Find out the real story of refugees fleeing war and persecution.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
Exploring the realities of MNH in humanitarian settings and IRC’s work
A video message developed for/shown at the 2023 International MNH Conference (IMNHC 2023) on MNH in humanitarian settings and the work the IRC is doing to health women and newborns to survive and thrive.
- Video
- May 5, 2023
A Pashto language report summary on Afghanistan
A summary of the report "Why Wait? How the Humanitarian System Can Better Fund Women-Led and Women’s Rights Organizations" translated into Pashto.
- Report
- April 4, 2023