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Mae Tao—lifeline on the border for Burmese refugees
Meet a doctor, a refugee herself, who works with the IRC along the Thailand-Myanmar border providing essential care for 150,000 patients a year.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Rohingya refugees: The world’s fastest-growing humanitarian crisis by the numbers
International Rescue Committee aid workers are scaling up our response to the world's fastest-growing humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands of people are uprooted by violence in Myanmar. Here's a look at the Rohingya refugee crisis by the numbers.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
3 things you need to know about the Rohingya refugee crisis
The Rohingya are a stateless ethnic minority caught in the violence gripping Myanmar's Rakhine State. In less than a month, half a million people have fled to neighboring Bangladesh, making this the world's fastest-growing refugee crisis. And those who remain in camps in Rakhine live in increasingly dire conditions.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Poor shelter conditions: Threats to health, safety and dignity
International Rescue Committee report analyzing overcrowded camp conditions in Sittwe in Myanmar's Rakhine State, and their impact on health and protection
- Report
- June 14, 2017
IRC experts warn Afghanistan, Myanmar and Yemen in the top crises to watch this year as US refugee admissions slashed
- Press Release
- June 27, 2022
IRC Emergency Watchlist 2025: “A World out of Balance”, Sudan, occupied Palestinian territory and Myanmar top of Humanitarian Crisis Ranking- Urgent Action Possible and Needed
- Press Release
- December 11, 2024
Some of the boys rescued from a Thai cave are 'stateless.' What does that mean?
The world is celebrating the extraordinary rescue of the Wild Boars soccer team from a flooded cave network in the Mai Sai district of Thailand, but the incident has also shined a spotlight on a humanitarian crisis on the Thailand-Myanmar border that has been overlooked since the start of military rule in Myanmar in the 1960s.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
IRC welcomes landmark ruling to give refugees legal status to work in Thailand
- Press Release
- August 29, 2025
IRC supporters help a Burmese family restart their lives in America
As we embark on the season of giving — and giving thanks — all of us at the International Rescue Committee would like to thank our supporters for helping refugees and families worldwide. Because of our supporters, courageous families like the Wins have a chance at a brighter future.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
How to prepare for a monsoon, when you’re a refugee
Rohingya refugees who survived shocking violence in Myanmar are now threatened by heavy monsoon rains and cyclones in Bangladesh. Here’s the storm-preparedness advice aid workers are giving them.
- Article
- September 22, 2022