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International Rescue Committee aid worker speaks with a family in a refugee camp in Greece
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Reasons to give to the International Rescue Committee

October 22, 2020
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A Mexican child looks at a vehicle of the US border patrol through the US-Mexico fence in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico
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Is it legal to cross the U.S. border to seek asylum?

October 22, 2020
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children in ice detention
Emergency response

Crisis Watch: Breaking news from the International Rescue Committee

October 22, 2020
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Refugees and immigrants explain why all American citizens should vote

October 21, 2020
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Stories of Welcome: From first client to closest friend

October 16, 2020
An IRC staff member views the burnt-out Moria refrugee camp in Lesbos, Greece
World Mental Health Day
One month after the Moria fire, the mental health of refugees continues to suffer
October 10, 2020
Assad speks with an IRC assessment team member in his Beirut home
Emergency response
"I will rebuild": A grocer starts over after the Beirut blast
October 8, 2020
Presidential determination
Why should America take in more refugees? Get the facts on the refugee cap.
October 1, 2020
A newly naturalized citizen at a citizenship ceremony holds her baby and a small American flag. Both are smiling.
Election 2020
The stakes for refugees in the U.S. election
October 1, 2020
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Hillary Rodham Clinton, David Miliband & Lilian Dawa on gender equality

September 30, 2020
A woman in El Salvador who has received support from the IRC and CuentaNos looks at her cellphone
COVID-19 response
How the IRC is using social media to fight the coronavirus
September 29, 2020
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Women's rights activists in Uganda demand change

September 28, 2020
Robert Sebatware and Dave Kurz posing for the camera in front of an orange background.
Stories of Welcome
The knock at the door that led to a lasting friendship
September 25, 2020
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Where are we in advancing women's rights?

September 24, 2020

Press releases

As COVID-19 increases global food insecurity, less children are receiving nutrition support across conflict-affected states
October 22, 2020
Civilian deaths in Sahel states increase 1,870 percent as military response fails to stop violence and humanitarian needs spike, warns IRC
October 20, 2020
Humanitarian leaders call on global donors to fund nutrition crisis on World Food Day
October 16, 2020
El Comité Internacional de Rescate y los compañeros de tecnología lanzaron un iniciativo digital para combatir la desinformación entregada a los refugiados venezolanos y las poblaciones desplazadas en Colombia
October 16, 2020
New Report Finds 73% of Refugee and Displaced Women Reported an Increase in Domestic Violence Due to COVID-19
October 15, 2020
As US and UK struggle to contain COVID-19, conflict-affected states show encouraging signs in slowing virus transmission - IRC
October 14, 2020

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