International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Refugee crises

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Refugees in Yida camp, South Sudan
Sudanese women and children in Yida camp
Syrian refugee Fawaz and his family found shelter in Jordan
Families in drought-stricken western Chad take flight in the desert
Darfuri girls at an IRC "child friendly space" in Chad
Displaced Afghani family outside their tent
IRC staff member speaks with a Haitian woman about preventing disease
Saldo Ali Salat with her goat in Somalia
A member of the IRC medical team examines a child in his mother's arms
A Pakistani man at Jalozai camp
A teacher and boys in an IRC tent classroom in Pakistan
Esther, displaced by violence in Congo
Women sew in eastern Congo
Saw Dah admires his new daughter, born in a Thai refugee camp
Uprooted Iraqis in a makeshift settlement
IRC volunteer Katherine Weingartner teaches workplace vocabulary to Iraqi women.
Refugees sell their produce at a local farmers market in San Diego.
Photo: Liz Pender/IRC

Over 40 million people are currently uprooted from their homes due to war and disaster. World Refugee Day is a time to honor the strength and courage of these women, men and children and support those who help them to survive and rebuild their lives.