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Program Spotlight: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture & IRC in Denver's Survivor Wellness Center
A look at the meaning of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, as well as the IRC in Denver's Survivor Wellness Center (SWC).
- Announcement
- November 13, 2024
Myanmar (Burma)
Myanmar has endured a protracted conflict that has displaced millions and accelerated the country’s growing humanitarian crisis. The International Rescue Committee is on the ground in Myanmar, providing vital, long-standing support.
- Country
What is happening at the U.S. southern border?
Violence, climate change, rising poverty and COVID-19 are forcing thousands of people from Haiti, northern Central America and other places to flee their homes.
- Article
- December 30, 2022
What it’s like to experience war from a nursing home in Ukraine
Read the experiences of Alla, an 84-year-old resident of a nursing home in Mykolaiv, as she copes with the ongoing war and tries to stay positive.
- Article
- September 11, 2023
A Ukrainian mother strives for normalcy during a time of war
Determined to stay in Ukraine, Tetiana found shelter in an EU and IRC supported shelter with her daughters.
- Article
- September 1, 2023
Day in the life of Maryama: studying despite the odds
Fifteen-year-old Maryama lives in a region of Niger that has seen violence escalate over the past two years. She dreams of one day becoming a journalist, so she can expose "all the bad things happening in the world." Through the support of the IRC’s tutoring program with the European Union, she and many other girls like her are getting the chance to catch up on school and work toward their goals. On the International Day of the Girl 2021 (Oct.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Protection Cost-Effectiveness Brief - Becoming One
Protection Cost-Effectiveness Brief - Becoming One
- Report
- October 7, 2022
Protection Scenario Analysis - Couples Counseling
Protection Scenario Analysis - Couples Counseling
- Resource
- October 7, 2022
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights During Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Operational Guidance for Humanitarian and Fragile Settings
The objective of this guide is to provide practical advice for health staff undertaking infectious disease preparedness and response activities to ensure that the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of the population are met when an outbreak occurs.
- Report
- September 22, 2022
Data Justice: The Overlooked Humanitarian Challenge
In January of this year, International Rescue Committee, International Medical Corps, Terres des Hommes, Oxfam, and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, hosted a technical panel to discuss the datafication of humanitarian work and how we can center data justice in future efforts. Data justice explores the relationship between datafication and social justice. It looks at the impacts of data-driven processes on different populations. A data justice lens in humanitarian settings, then looks at how humanitarian data initiatives typically affect local risk and resilience as well as oppression, equity, and shifts in power. Several themes came out of the panel attended by institutional donors and other practitioners, outlined in the report.
- Report
- March 23, 2023