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The littlest Ebola fighter explains how to stop the virus

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Stand for welcome

How can I help asylum seekers?

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Rohingya crisis

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

Seeking safety at the border

What asylum seekers ask when they are released from U.S. detention

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Piper Perabo with IRC in Phoenix, Arizona

Stand with asylum seekers

I met families who were detained at the U.S. border. They just want safety.

How to make sure America welcomes refugees—no matter who is president

Why did these families flee across the U.S. border?

Refugees in front of Congress in Washington D.C.

Refugees in America

What do you know about refugee resettlement?

Stand with asylum seekers

Crossing the border: A young Central American mother’s story

The border and other issues to watch for in the Democratic primary debates

Crisis news in 60 seconds: June 2019

Warren (left) and Darren

#RefugeesWelcome

Meet Warren, a gay refugee who gave his friend the courage to be true to himself

Piper Perabo shares the truth about who is crossing the border

#StandWithRefugees

If there were no refugees, we wouldn't have this masterpiece

Press releases

IRC: Reports of Zero US Refugee Admissions Next Year

Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo declared a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’; distrust and lack of community engagement catalyze spread—response should be scaled up

IRC Analysis: Trump Administration slashes resettlement of religious minorities

Humentum Honors the IRC PEERS Development Team with the 2019 Operational Excellence Award

Ebola case confirmed in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, a major metropolitan city home to one million people

Statement by David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, at the conclusion of his four-day visit to Chad and Cameroon