The IRC’s Healing Classrooms programme trains schools and educators on how to offer refugee and asylum-seeking children a safe place to learn and thrive after experiencing conflict and crisis. Teacher Suzanne travels between schools using the Healing Classrooms approach in her art lessons. She explains how this promotes healing and community through creative expression, helping students to process their emotions and celebrate their identities.

Abigail is a business owner who runs a hairdressing and beauty salon in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria. But for her, the journey has not been easy. 

Following the resignation of Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak is officially the new Prime Minister. As the new Prime Minster and his Government get to grips with their in-tray, here are four priorities we think should be at the very top of their to-do list.

As we mark a decade of conflict in Ukraine and two years since the war escalated, we share the inspiring stories of the Ukrainian families we have assisted. We reflect on their resilience and bravery as they build new communities, enroll their children in local schools and start brand new careers. 

Somalia now ranks at the top of the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist. Here are five reasons why the country could face the world’s worst crisis in 2023.

Lorayne and her wife started their own business in Mexico City with support from the Resilient Futures program, a partnership between the International Rescue Committee and Citi Foundation. Read Lorayne's story.