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A two-year-old child and her mother from Honduras are taken into custody near the U.S.-Mexico border in McAllen, Texas.

Crisis at the U.S. border

Families fleeing from violence in Central America have the right to seek asylum—they are not criminals

William Shakespeare

World Refugee Day

400 years ago, William Shakespeare made a rallying cry for humanity

Read about the speech

Patience, with her camera

#RefugeesWelcome

Refugees and their new communities, thriving together

Shakespeare stood on the right side of history

Watch the video

William Shakespeare portrait

World Refugee Day

Seven people who have stood with refugees: then and now

World Refugee Day

Mandy Patinkin: "Refugees are a gift to society"

IRC staff and volunteers in Seattle

#RefugeesWelcome

Where to celebrate World Refugee Day 2018

Rohingya crisis

How to prepare for a monsoon, when you’re a refugee

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

“Before the conflict in Syria, I was a normal person”

Mandy Patinkin meets a refugee and mom who works to prevent violence against women in Uganda

Refugees in America

For this refugee mom and her son, baking is all about love

Mobile medical team and their minivan

How do you reach people in need in Libya? Rent a van

A woman in Monrovia, Liberia, walks past a mural that reads "Stop Ebola."

Crisis in focus

After Ebola, West Africa rebuilds for a better future

Press releases

IRC: President Trump’s Executive Order on Family Separation; One form of cruelty replaced by another

IRC report: Nearly 60 percent of Americans believe the U.S. has a moral obligation to help refugees

New Toni Cornell duet featuring her father Chris Cornell - "Nothing Compares 2 U" - proceeds to benefit IRC

IRC Statement on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates humanitarian aid and relief plan for Yemen

IRC Statement on 2,000 Child Separations

David Miliband: “The attack on Hodeidah is an attack on the political and diplomatic process to bring peace to Yemen"