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Refugees Welcome

Which U.S. presidents supported refugees? Take the quiz.

September 12, 2019

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Syrian refugees

Mandy Patinkin: "Refugees are part of our family"

September 10, 2019

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Sabah and other Iraqi children at an International Rescue Committee-supported school in Sinjar, Iraq

Back to school after ISIS: Spend a day with 10-year-old Sabah

September 10, 2019

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Presidential determination

Why should America take in more refugees? Get the facts on the refugee cap.

September 6, 2019

What you need to know

Meet Chantal, who is combating acute malnutrition in Chad

August 26, 2019

Kaniz Fatema works for the IRC as a midwife in Cox's Bazar

Rohingya crisis

Meet a midwife on the frontlines of the Rohingya crisis

August 23, 2019

Central American mother with her child after being released from detention

What is asylum? Who are asylum seekers? Test your knowledge.

August 23, 2019

Meet a courageous Somali mother fighting to survive hunger

August 22, 2019

"I love my job saving children from malnutrition."

August 22, 2019

A woman and child seeking asylum in the U.S. speak with an IRC representative in an Arizona welcome center

Stand for welcome

How can I help asylum seekers?

August 21, 2019

Ifrah, a Women’s Protection and Empowerment Program Officer for the IRC in Ethiopia

World Humanitarian Day

Meet a humanitarian working to end violence against women in Ethiopia

August 19, 2019

Mohammad with his family in Jordan

IRC and Sesame Street

“Play is like medicine for my children”

August 16, 2019

Crisis news in 60 seconds: August 2019

August 16, 2019

After beating Ebola, this survivor is saving others

August 15, 2019

Press releases

IRC data reveals staggering child mortality in Al Hol camp, Northeast Syria - urging repatriation of foreign children

September 16, 2019

President of the IRC David Miliband's testimony at the U.K. Mission to the UN panel on Northwest Syria

September 13, 2019

IRC responds to new reports of plans to further reduce US refugee admissions

September 9, 2019

IRC responds to US Military Leaders' letter to the President on US refugee resettlement program

September 3, 2019

The IRC’s David Miliband in Colombia: Welcome is extraordinary but Venezuelan humanitarian needs remain acute, under-funded, pose regional challenge

August 29, 2019

With no end in sight to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, more humanitarian support for the Congolese people, not just Ebola programming, is needed

August 27, 2019