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Stories of Welcome: From first client to closest friend

October 16, 2020
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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
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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
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Presidential determination

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

October 1, 2020
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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
Video

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
Video

Where are we in advancing women's rights?

September 24, 2020
Jackie Letaru, a teacher and activist in Uganda, poses smiling in front of a chalkboard
Changemakers
These women’s rights activists in Uganda are demanding better
September 24, 2020
Women's rights activists Foni Grace and Loyce Tabu walk in Bidi Bidi refugeee settlement in Uganda.They are at the forefront of the photo and there are small makeshift homes and a man carrying a bale of hay behind them.
Gender equality
Women’s rights are advancing—but are refugees being left behind?
September 24, 2020
Christelle Igihozo with her friends Janna Brown and Charlee Andree
Stories of welcome
An aspiring actress, and refugee, helps her friends believe in themselves
September 17, 2020
New U.S. citizens taking an oath
Refugees in America
How immigrants and refugees become U.S. citizens
September 16, 2020

Press releases

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
New IRC data: Nearly 500 children sent to Libyan detention centres in past 6 months; IRC calls for immediate closure of inhumane centres
October 8, 2020

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