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Imagine you had to flee your home
Imagine if you had to flee your home. No time to think. No time to dwell. What memories would you leave behind? What would haunt you? This video narrated by actor and International Rescue Committee supporter Mandy Patinkin puts you in the shoes of the 60 million people worldwide who are uprooted by war, conflict or persecution -- the greatest upheaval of humanity since World War II.
- Video
- December 24, 2015
IRC warns of alarming increase in acute malnutrition cases in Uganda’s refugee settlements
- Press Release
- May 17, 2023
One Million Vaccine Doses Administered to Children Living in Humanitarian Settings in the Horn of Africa
- Press Release
- February 22, 2024
"Be strong, courageous and hopeful." Mothers' messages during COVID-19
Mothers around the world, especially those in crisis zones, struggle to keep their children healthy and safe—sometimes against long odds.
- Article
- June 22, 2022
The Venezuelan crisis explained in 10 objects
Since 2014, economic upheaval and political turmoil in Venezuela have caused over 3 million people to flee the country, and this number is likely to rise as the crisis intensifies.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Iraq: Amid a recent rise in reported domestic violence cases, IRC warns of a shadow pandemic spreading across the country
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Lifesaving health services at imminent risk in northwest Syria if UN cross-border aid ends, the IRC warns
- Press Release
- August 2, 2022
A Syrian boy in Lebanon experiences a moment of joy
Nine-year-old Maher discovered his love for photography after the IRC gave him a camera to photograph his friends.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
Why Central Americans join the caravan: ‘because there’s no scarier place than home’
Meghan López, who leads the IRC’s work in El Salvador, explains why Central Americans are risking their lives to flee their countries.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
World Refugee Day 2015
Nearly 60 million people have been forced to flee their homes by war, conflict and persecution — more lives upended than at any time in history. The International Rescue Committee joins the United Nations on World Refugee Day (June 20) in raising awareness of this unprecedented humanitarian crisis, urging global leaders to act, and saluting the courage of refugees who are trying to rebuild their lives far from home. Why is commem
- Video
- April 13, 2022