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Reasons to give to the International Rescue Committee

October 18, 2021
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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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Two people communicate over a table full of produce.
Refugees welcome

How refugee farmers are confronting food insecurity in the U.S.

October 14, 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
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
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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
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Afghan Girls: "Boys Cannot Build the Future Alone"

September 13, 2021

Press releases

The IRC rejects participation in potential new Title 42 exemptions process and calls to end use of the policy to expel vulnerable people
October 18, 2021
IRC launches emergency response for over half a million people affected by conflict, Hepatitis E and severe flooding in South Sudan
October 18, 2021
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

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