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What is famine? Famine: meaning, causes and how to stop it
Learn the meaning of famine, what causes it, and how we can prevent future famines through early action and humanitarian aid.
- Article
- May 16, 2025
2022 Housing Support at IRC in NY
Taking a look at Housing in NY
- Announcement
- March 3, 2023
Migrants, asylum seekers, IDPs, refugees and immigrants: What’s the difference?
Learn the difference between refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants, and migrants—and how the IRC helps people forced to flee crisis and conflict.
- Article
- May 15, 2025
5 things you think you know about famine, and the actual facts
More than 14 million people are facing starvation in East Africa alone. Famines are not a new phenomenon, but they are preventable. It’s time to take a closer look at what you think you know about famine.
- Article
- July 20, 2022
New IRC report calls for specific actions to avert growing needs in Afghanistan, as almost half the population lives on less than one meal a day
- Press Release
- May 12, 2022
U.S. aid cuts put millions in peril
A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in real time. Now is the time to meet the moment.
- Article
- April 18, 2025
How the IRC responds to emergencies around the globe
Within 72 hours of global emergencies, IRC delivers healthcare, water, protection, and economic support to 123 million displaced people worldwide.
- Article
- June 2, 2025
What is President Trump's latest travel ban?
The Trump administration has enacted a travel ban targeting 19 countries, which will prevent people from entering the U.S. Learn more about the travel ban and what’s at stake.
- Article
- June 26, 2025
Meet the Team: Employment Services Program
Today, we spotlight a cornerstone of the IRC in Atlanta's programming, the Employment Services team, whose work provides the foundation for helping our clients to become self-sufficient, thriving individuals within the Atlanta community.
- Announcement
- February 27, 2024
The World War II refugee story that inspires this mom and son
When asked how her family story has shaped her, Juno Englander, whose father fled Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia during the Second World War, answers without hesitation: "That one must never give up, that one must always see the positive." Today, Juno’s father’s spirit also inspires his grandson, film and television actor Lucas Englander. “He just tried as an individual to do his utmost to help people, or make a difference politically
- Video
- August 23, 2022