A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in real time. Now is the time to meet the moment.

Discover five urgent crises of 2025 and how the IRC delivered lifesaving aid, advocacy and support to communities facing conflict, disaster and hunger.

On Feb. 15 President Trump declared a national emergency to build a wall on the southern border—distorting the record on people seeking asylum. We set the record straight.

One of the IRC’s goals in resettling refugees is to ensure that youth and adults have high levels of livelihood, literacy, numeracy and social-emotional skills. To that end, volunteers in NJ are currently facilitating English language instruction for refugees resettled in the Elizabeth area.

IRC San Jose is proud to be a member of the United Coalition for Immigrant Services, a partnership of 16 organizations providing free and low-cost immigration legal services in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.

The IRC partners implemented the Resilience Expansion and Active Learning in Crisis (REAL) project in Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and South Sudan to provide Learning through Play (LtP) training and materials in setings impacted by extended COVID-19 school closures.