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U of U School of Dentistry provides dental education for refugees
The IRC in Salt Lake City’s health team works hard to aid the people that we serve with holistic health services. Prior to arrival in the U.S., refugees are at particularly high-risk for dental infection due to a number of reasons. In this article with the U of U School of Dentistry, we share about the high need for dental education and services for refugees.
- Announcement
- May 1, 2023
This Syrian girl will stop at nothing to achieve her dreams
With funding from the EU, the IRC helps young Syrian girls in Lebanon counter gender-based violence and prejudice. Meet Sabah, the girl who freed herself from a forced marriage at the age of 13.
- Article
- September 26, 2023
Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Unprecedented hunger
Congo is now in its fourth decade of a major humanitarian crisis due to widespread violence, and now the latest volcanic eruption near Goma.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Yemen: Eight years of unresolved conflict deepen economic crisis
Here are four reasons why Yemen remains near the top of the International Rescue Committee's Watchlist of the worst humanitarian crises in 2023.
- Article
- April 3, 2023
Meet the dedicated doctor battling child malnutrition in Sudan
Dr. Mogahed explains how the IRC is treating child malnutrition and delivering vital healthcare to the most vulnerable populations amidst the conflict in Sudan.
- Article
- October 24, 2024
From Ukraine to Kansas, a family starts over
Volodymyr and his wife, Victoria, once hosted families fleeing other parts of Ukraine. But when war hit their hometown in February 2022, it was their turn to rebuild their life somewhere new. This is their story.
- Article
- February 6, 2025
Mexico
Each day, families hope to cross the border from Mexico to the United States in search of safety. Staying is not a safe option – and the IRC is supporting programs in Mexican border towns to respond.
- Country
Honduras
A growing humanitarian crisis in Northern Central America continues to force thousands of people to displace in search for safety every year. Violence in Honduras is at levels akin to war zones. The International Rescue Committee serves individuals and families who are at risk of violence and displacement in Honduras with programming to satisfy their most urgent needs as well as working with communities and families to mitigate and prevent violence.
- Country
New IRC report: A decade of attacks on health care in Syria
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
IRC: As the death toll mounts in the Med, Europe must urgently expand safe pathways for people on the move
- Press Release
- August 6, 2022