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Funding cuts could increase health and protection risks in Ugandan refugee settlements as more Sudanese refugees arrive, warns IRC
- Press Release
- March 7, 2024
From Einstein to Ahlan Simsim: Celebrating 90 years of innovation at the IRC
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been helping people affected by humanitarian crisis for 90 years. Read about our history, our achievements and our innovative approach to solving big problems.
- Article
- December 4, 2023
Statement at the conclusion of IRC President and CEO David Miliband’s visit to Pakistan
- Statement
- April 17, 2023
Angelina Jolie visits IRC response in flood-ravaged Pakistan
- Press Release
- September 22, 2022
Somali refugees struggle during Ramadan as drought drives further need
- Press Release
- April 13, 2023
Heat wave underscores urgent need to address climate change
As the UK, Europe and the United States deal with a heat wave, people least responsible for global emissions are on the front lines of an urgent, deadly battle against climate change.
- Article
- August 4, 2022
How we use evidence
This wise recommendation from Albert Einstein represents the International Rescue Committee’s strong commitment to research, evaluation and learning. Appropriately, it comes from the great scientist and humanitarian at whose suggestion our organisation was founded in 1933. More than 80 years later, our work is driven by equal parts of passion and proof, ideals and ideas.
- What we do
How we use evidence
The important thing is to not stop questioning. This wise recommendation from Albert Einstein represents the International Rescue Committee’s strong commitment to research, evaluation and learning. Appropriately, it comes from the great scientist and humanitarian at whose suggestion our organisation was founded in 1933.
- What we do
The true story behind Transatlantic and the IRC
Netflix’s Transatlantic is based on a historical fiction book that tells the story of Varian Fry and his team’s work evacuating refugees from Vichy France during World War II. Their legacy is a central part of the IRC’s foundation. Find out more about our origin story and the inspiration behind Transatlantic here.
- Article
- June 6, 2023
Yemen hits 1 million cases of cholera as even more preventable diseases wreak havoc on Yemeni children
- Press Release
- August 17, 2022