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Real stories of Central American families searching for safety
As a caravan of asylum seekers and migrants continues toward the U.S. border, and debates over immigration resume, it helps to understand the humanity and hardship of the families making the perilous journey.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
How can I speak out in support of refugees and resettlement?
In 2016 the International Rescue Committee responded to attempts to terminate refugee resettlement programs in New Jersey and Kansas as well as attempts by Texas and governors in 30 other states to prevent the resettlement of Syrian and Iraqi refugees in their states. The IRC joined Refugee Council USA, a coalition of U.S.
- Frequently asked questions
Morena Baccarin's eyewitness account of Venezuela's refugee crisis
IRC Voice Morena Baccarin recently traveled to Colombia to meet Venezuelan refugees trying to build new lives far from the violence and economic chaos at home.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Overcoming barriers to financial success
Gail Dujour, an IRC Financial Coach, helps refugees set financial goals and receive loans. “Every person I meet, I want them to learn something, to feel more confident and excited about their future.”
- Announcement
- November 5, 2024
Welcome to the age of impunity: David Miliband's World Economic Forum speech
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
“To see the humanity in each other is the most powerful thing that we can do” - IRC Ambassador and 'Bridgerton' Star Adjoa Andoh meets refugees and asylum seekers in Italy, advocating for increased support
- Press Release
- March 7, 2024
Forgotten generation: After one year of conflict, the IRC warns of the life-long impacts for Gaza’s children
- Press Release
- October 10, 2024
How to fight the coronavirus: lessons from Ebola
The IRC’s experience working in countries that have fought and won battles against the Ebola virus provides insights that directly apply to efforts to contain the current COVID-19 pandemic.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
How the Trump Administration has sabotaged America’s welcome
Since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2017 his administration has repeatedly implemented policies that pull the welcome mat from under the feet of refugees and immigrants seeking safety in the United States.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians risk being pushed to return in 2018 despite ongoing violence, warn aid agencies
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022