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Violence prevention and response at the International Rescue Committee
The Violence, Prevention and Response (VPR) unit implements programming that prevents violence against women, children, especially girls, and other vulnerable groups, and responds to it when it does occur.
- Resource
- October 12, 2016
Inside our work with children facing starvation
IRC staff know that steadfast and compassionate support can prevent the loss of young lives—and give families hope for the future.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Strategy100: Empowering people in crisis and beyond
Since the International Rescue Committee (IRC) was first founded at the request of Albert Einstein in 1933, our global team of more than 17,000 staff have helped people upended by conflict and crisis to survive, recover, and regain control of their lives. Today we work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S.
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How U.S. aid cuts impact public health
Cuts to U.S. aid are putting public health in danger by stopping programs that fight and treat infectious diseases. This increases the risk of outbreaks spreading around the world.
- Article
- July 9, 2025
Child Health at the International Rescue Committee
Child Health at the International Rescue Committee
- Resource
- June 15, 2020
Gaza: Continuous Israeli attacks on aid workers are severely hampering life-saving aid efforts, warns the IRC
- Press Release
- April 3, 2024
Sudan: Two years of war, starvation & global failure, the world must act now
- Press Release
- April 10, 2025
On 70th anniversary of Refugee Convention, IRC calls for urgent action on growing global displacement
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
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
As COVID-19 increases global food insecurity, less children are receiving nutrition support across conflict-affected states
- Press Release
- September 15, 2022