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There are now more than 82 million refugees and displaced people around the world. The International Rescue Committee is providing relief to millions in war zones and other countries in crisis as well as supporting refugees in the UK, Europe and the United States, where refugees continue to seek safety.
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International Rescue Committee launches programme preparing refugees for work and life in South West England.
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- September 18, 2023
Why we don’t use the term 'illegal migration’ when discussing Channel crossings
Refugees often find themselves caught in a war of words, with terms like 'illegal immigrants' or 'illegal migrants' used in politics and media. But why do we not use the word 'illegal' to describe refugees?
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- October 10, 2024
Conflict in Sudan: Over 8 million people displaced
Sudan is now the country with the largest number of displaced people and the largest child displacement crisis in the world.
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- August 12, 2024
What are safe routes for refugees? Four common myths explained
What are these ‘safe routes’ in the UK and how do they work? We explain four myths that threaten the safety of refugees...
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- October 2, 2024
How the Emergency Rescue Committee became the International Rescue Committee and where we are today
Netflix’s Transatlantic tells the story of how Varian Fry and the Emergency Rescue Committee helped thousands of refugees flee France during World War II. Read how the organisation became the International Rescue Committee and how we’ve continued to support people facing conflict and crisis for the past 90 years. 1933 Varian Fry at his office in Marseilles in the spring of 1941.
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The top 10 crises the world can’t ignore in 2024
Each year, the IRC lists the countries at greatest risk of worsening humanitarian crisis over the coming year.
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- May 28, 2024