Reports and resources
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The IRC at Work - Summer 2020
In this edition of "The IRC at Work," you will see how we have responded to assist refugees as COVID-19 rapidly spreads across the globe.
Assessment Report for Post-Ebola planning in Democratic Republic of the Congo
In March 2020, when the Ebola outbreak in Eastern DRC was nearing the end, the IRC consulted some affected communities to understand what had changed in their lives due to the Ebola response.
When Returning to Normal Doesn’t Work for Half the World’s Population: How to Build Back Better
When Returning to Normal Doesn’t Work for Half the World’s Population: How to Build Back Better
IRC comment opposing harmful proposed changes to the U.S. asylum system
The IRC submitted a public comment in response to the Trump Administration’s harmful proposed changes to the U.S. asylum system.
Toolkit: Act now to save America’s asylum system
A toolkit from the IRC to respond to the Trump Administration’s harmful proposed regulations dismantling the U.S. asylum system.
A decade in search of work: a review of policy commitments for Syrian refugees’ livelihoods in Jordan and Lebanon
This report builds on the International Rescue Committee’s previous reports "In Search of Work" and "Still In Search of Work", which reviewed progress on livelihoods commitments made by host and donor countries through the Jordan Compact from 2016 to mid 2018.
The IRC joins legal brief opposing the Trump Administration's state-by-state refugee ban
The International Rescue Committee filed an amicus brief in support of this litigation and the national injunction on June 2, with partners. This brief reinforces our commitment to the US refugee resettlement system, the communities where we work, and the refugees who seek to rebuild their lives here in safety and freedom.
The Essentials for Responding to Violence Against Women and Girls During and After COVID-19
THE ESSENTIALS FOR RESPONDING TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS DURING AND AFTER COVID-19
IRC three-month impact report on COVID-19 (June 2020)
Some countries the IRC serves are only beginning to experience the impact of COVID-19. The IRC is using lessons from countries further along in their responses to scale our impact in areas where COVID-19 is spreading.
The cost of living: COVID-19 humanitarian cash transfers to prevent hunger and hardship
The IRC finds conflict-affected countries need $1.7B to limit potential hunger brought on by COVID-19, $760M needed in high refugee-hosting developing countries.