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Recipes from home

Koteu’s spinach and tuna with African fufu recipe

October 15, 2021

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A woman stuffs a pepper with filling.

Recipes from home

Dimitra’s stuffed tomatoes recipe

October 15, 2021

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Na'aem, 11, and her best friend Aisha, 10, sit together on the ground studying a school book in a displacement camp in Yemen..

Day of the Girl 2021

The five most challenging places to grow up a girl

October 11, 2021

Here's what you need to know

An Afghan woman holds her son as they arrive in the U.S.

Refugees welcome

How many refugees will President Biden welcome from Afghanistan and other countries?

October 8, 2021

Day of the Girl 2021

Day in the life of Maryama: studying despite the odds

October 8, 2021

Afghan refugees Fatima, 19, and her father Abdul, 52, sit on the wooden front steps of a Virginia house looking out at the trees in the yard

Afghanistan crisis

In their own words: Afghan families rebuild their lives in the U.S.

October 1, 2021

Wearing an apron, Hafeza stands in front of a building holding a plate of Afghan Bolani.

Afghan refugees

Recipes from Home: Hafeza’s delicious Afghan Bolani recipe

September 29, 2021

An IRC staff member sits and speaks with an Afghan man, woman, and child.

Refugees welcome

Americans across the country are welcoming Afghans

September 17, 2021

An Afghan chef in Virginia helps refugees feel at home

September 16, 2021

Fatima, a home visiting officer for the IRC in Mexico, holds a sign that says "welcome to Mexico" in English, Spanish and Dari. She is wearing a mask and an IRC vest.

Afghanistan crisis

How the IRC is helping resettle Afghans around the globe

September 16, 2021

An animation of an Afghan teenage girl and her reflection. There is a diagonal line across the image with the girl's legs, in yellow and with a blank background, at the top. At the bottom, she is holding a backpack in front of a city skyline.

Afghanistan crisis

Millions of Afghan girls may not go ‘back to school’ this September

September 14, 2021

Afghan Girls: "Boys Cannot Build the Future Alone"

September 13, 2021

RescueFacts: What is the Afghan SIV program?

September 3, 2021

A night shot, with the tail of an airplane in the foreground and a line of people in the background. We can see a light in the distance and just the silhouette of the plane and people.

Afghanistan crisis

Afghans arriving in the U.S. look to the future

September 2, 2021

Press releases

As new Ebola outbreak emerges in the DRC, the IRC calls for swift action and funding for frontline aid agencies to stop the spread

October 14, 2021

Ahead of G20 Afghanistan meeting, IRC calls for immediate and long-term support to Afghans to avert humanitarian catastrophe

October 12, 2021

The five most challenging places to grow up a girl today

October 11, 2021

This World Mental Health Day, refugees in Greece are more vulnerable than ever as plans for closed facilities threaten wellbeing of thousands

October 10, 2021

IRC: 125,000 Refugee Admissions Cap Is Vital Step To Rebuild Refugee Resettlement Program But More Work Must Be Done

October 8, 2021

IRC calls for immediate release of over 5,000 migrants and refugees detained this week in dangerous, overcrowded detention centers in Libya

October 6, 2021