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New Research Finds Lack of Access to Adequate Child Care As One of the Top Barriers to Economic Empowerment for Refugee Women
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
These Syrian women are making masks to make a living
Meet three mothers in Syria who are earning money to meet their families' needs by sewing face masks to protect their neighbors from COVID-19.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
As Ebola cases rise in Uganda, the IRC calls for protection of women and girls in the response
- Press Release
- October 17, 2022
A new study by the IRC and partners reveals women and children are bearing the brunt of the ongoing conflict in Eastern DRC
- Press Release
- April 22, 2024
Ahead of International Women’s Day, International Rescue Committee violence experts reveal five most dangerous places to be a girl right now
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
One year on: How the IRC expanded our impact in Afghanistan
Our 6,000 person staff—99 percent of them Afghans themselves—are working across 12 provinces to deliver programs in education, health and nutrition, women’s protection and empowerment, and more.
- Article
- October 3, 2022
The IRC's Mother's Day pledge
When a crisis like coronavirus strikes, women and girls face extra challenges. IRC president and CEO David Miliband shares a special Mother's Day update on what the IRC is doing to help ensure their needs are met.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
This Syrian girl will stop at nothing to achieve her dreams
With funding from the EU, the IRC helps young Syrian girls in Lebanon counter gender-based violence and prejudice. Meet Sabah, the girl who freed herself from a forced marriage at the age of 13.
- Article
- September 26, 2023
A mother shares her strength in the face of a vicious war
After losing her husband to the war in South Sudan, social worker Lilian Dawa fled with her two young children to Uganda, where she helps other refugee women as an IRC community volunteer.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Gift to International Rescue Committee, CARE to Provide Support for Women and Girls in Pandemic Response
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022