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Night view of illumiated Monument of Olympic Rings, set on a barge in Tokyo with a bridge behind it

Why is there a Refugee Olympic Team?

Angelina, an asylum seeker from Guatemala, sits on a red couch with her arms around her son at an IRC Welcome Center in Arizona.

What is happening at the U.S. southern border?

Un primer plano de un padre y su hijo tomados de la mano en un centro de bienvenida del IRC para solicitantes de asilo en Arizona.

Los solicitantes de asilo

¿Qué está pasando en la frontera sur de Estados Unidos?

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Ten-year old Anastasie sits elbow leaning on chair near an IRC hand-washing station, her COVID-19 face mask pulled down around her neck.

Cameroon: Conflict and COVID won't keep these children from school

5 reasons to donate monthly to the IRC

Lincy Sopall, fashion designer, sits at a desk sketching with a pencil. She was persecuted as a transgender womanin Honduras.

What does Pride Month mean for LGBTQI+ refugees?

60-year old Berhan leans against a wooden beam supporting a thatched shelter where she lives in Sudan.

Bearing witness

Three refugee women describe what's happening in Tigray

Map of the world

Emergency response

Crisis Watch: Breaking news from the IRC

Syrian refugees in Jordan's Zaatari camp on getting the COVID-19 vaccine

World Refugee Day 2021

Refugees are courageous

Volunteers work with refugees in an ESL class at the IRC resettlement office in New York

#RefugeesWelcome

How to help refugees in the United States: 12 ways to stand for welcome

International Rescue Committee aid worker speaks with a family in a refugee camp in Greece

Reasons to give to the International Rescue Committee

Rapper, songwriter and record producer Belly stands outside wearing a headband and sweatshirt with the text "Palestine" for a World Refugee Day 2021 photo shoot.

World Refugee Day 2021

“My past is in my music.” Meet rapper, songwriter and record producer Belly

World Refugee Day 2021

Muyambo Marcel Chishimba: Painter, Courageous Refugee

Press releases

Yemen currency devalues to historic lows, exacerbating hunger needs, warns IRC

IRC: Extending and Redesignating TPS for Somalia the right decision; a more permanent solution is essential

COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh reach 1 million, causing major concern for Rohingya refugees

Education Above All Foundation Extends Partnership with the International Rescue Committee to Improve Education Access in Nigeria

Conflict, erratic weather, economic crises and COVID -19 driving extreme food insecurity and humanitarian need in East Africa, warns IRC

Addressing the migration crisis in northern Central America requires actions beyond centers for returnees