The IRC is committed to bringing life-saving immunization to children in the most challenging and hard-to reach areas. We work in 18 fragile, crisis-affected countries to ensure that caregivers and infants can access immunizations.

Young men, trying to escape from militia, have been gunned down in Bani Walid, Libya, about 180 miles from Tripoli. Could the IRC assist? The only answer is yes.

As an essential part of our broader resettlement efforts, the New Roots program enables refugees to celebrate their heritage and nourish themselves and their neighbors by planting strong roots—literally—in their new communities.

From coffee and catering to clothing and jewelry, here are nine small businesses owned by refugees.

Over 600 lives were lost after a ship capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on June 14, 2023. Find out why people seeking protection are forced to take a dangerous journey.

"I want to advocate for the people I work with so they have the opportunity to live with dignity and wellbeing. I want them to experience joy and safety. All the things we consider to be basic human rights.”

Even as she packed up her IRC office in Kansas in the wake of the Trump administration's deep cuts to refugee admissions, Amy Longa made sure a young Rohingya man could get the surgery he needed.

This World Refugee Day, discover TRISHES' new collaboration with the International Rescue Committee and refugee musicians from around the world.