Reverend Dr. Cheryl Tatham receives a call from the IRC. There is a refugee family arriving in a few weeks and the IRC needs help collecting furniture to set up their apartment. The North Chevy Chase Christian Church springs into action.

Each year, the IRC hosts a job fair to connect immigrants with employment opportunities at companies who want to provide jobs to refugees.

The three global challenges of climate change, extreme poverty and conflict are converging to form a new epicenter of crisis. But these communities at the epicenter of the climate crisis are being unjustly abandoned by global leaders. Climate-vulnerable, conflict-affected communities contribute the least to climate change, bear its worst impacts, and yet have been consistently left out of the business-as-usual approach to climate action focused on stable settings. COP28 has the opportunity to address the climate injustices facing the most vulnerable communities worldwide—not just fragile states, but specifically climate-vulnerable, conflict-affected countries. Global leaders at the annual climate conference can shift power to the communities at the epicenter of the climate crisis and contribute to the achievement of climate justice by committing to improving risk mapping of conflict-affected communities to target action where it is most needed, investing in innovative adaptation, resilience and anticipatory action designed for conflict settings, adopting a “people-first” approach to delivery through meaningful non-governmental partnerships, and making climate finance more equitable and accessible to adequately resource action.

Zohair Bajwa, recruiter for Marathon Staffing, reflects on his experience working alongside the IRC and employing newly arrived refugees.

The IRC's "At a Glance" report provides a summary of the 2023 Emergency Watchlist, highlighting key findings and recommendations from the top 20 countries most at risk of new or worsening humanitarian crises in the year ahead.

This year, the IRC in New York’s New Roots Community Gardens (NRCG) in Queens is celebrating its second year since its grand opening during the pandemic in 2021. The garden has come a long way, providing a safe space for members to make new friends, harvest veggies/herbs, and connect with the land. 

Signpost is the IRC's community-led information service that empowers its clients in times of crisis. Signpost delivers critical information through staff equipped with digital tools, digital channels and social media — providing communities with timely and actionable information to make critical decisions on the issues that matter most to them. This is the latest program update, as of 15 May 2023.

Take a look back with us at some of the major milestones in our work over the last nine decades.