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Different battle, same fight: meet women in crises working toward equality
The IRC teamed with renowned illustrator Bodil Jane to show that women around the world, despite their differences, all fight the same battle—to make equality a reality.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Statement from the International Rescue Committee on the Generation Equality Forum
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Mandy Patinkin meets a refugee who works to prevent violence against women in Uganda
Meet Lilian Dawa, a South Sudanese refugee, and mother, who works with the International Rescue Committee to prevent violence against women and girls in Uganda's sprawling Bidi Bidi refugee camp. Watch Lilian’s powerful encounter with IRC ambassador and actor Mandy Patinkin. Update September 15, 2020: Join Lilian Dawa, IRC president David Miliband, and former U.S.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Where are we in advancing women's rights?
In the fall of 1995, then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton told an audience of world leaders and activists gathered in Beijing for the Fourth World Conference for Women: “Human rights are women's rights….And women's rights are human rights.” That conference resulted in more than a famous speech: it produced the Beijing Platform for Action, a roadmap for gender equality across the globe. Twenty-five years later, how far have we come in ad
- Video
- April 13, 2022
A Call to Action – Statement from the International Rescue Committee on the Generation Equality Forum Paris
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
10 ways to help end violence against women and girls
No matter where women are, they face threats of violence. Here's what must be done to tackle gender inequality—the root cause of violence against women.
- Article
- July 9, 2025
What is gender-based violence (GBV)–and how do we prevent it?
In crises, the risk of GBV increases, and so does our collective need to act to prevent GBV before it happens or respond to the needs of women and girls when it does.
- Article
- August 13, 2025
New International Rescue Committee Report: Less than $2 of help for each woman or girl at risk of gender based violence
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
The IRC in Silver Spring: where women lead  
Five years ago, the IRC established a gender action plan to create an environment where women are safe and respected. The plan comes from the belief that the IRC must be a gender equitable organization to deliver gender equitable programs in the communities it serves. Led by executive director Preethi Nampoothiri, the IRC in Silver Spring sets the bar for empowering female leaders.
- Announcement
- March 18, 2024
15 Million People in Need - Mostly Women - Are Currently Left Out of Gender-Based Violence Services Across 10 Countries
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022