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Iraqi girls find a refuge from ISIS and a chance to build a future
Aya was forced to flee her home during the battle to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS. Now she's found a safe space at an IRC women's center where she can socialize with other girls, and learn skills to help her take control of her future.
- Article
- June 1, 2017
What is gender-based violence (GBV)–and how do we prevent it?
In crises, the risk of GBV increases, and so does our collective need to act to prevent GBV before it happens or respond to the needs of women and girls when it does.
- Article
- August 13, 2025
No safe place
The study used quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the situation of women and girls in ve settings in South Sudan: Juba City, Juba County, Rumbek Centre, two Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites in Juba, and one PoC site in Bentiu.
- Report
- November 29, 2017
New IRC paper calls for fair funding and real partnerships for women’s groups tackling Gender-Based Violence in Yemen
- Press Release
- July 2, 2025
How we help women reach their potential worldwide
From our programming on the ground to our international advocacy work, here are six ways the IRC is supporting women and girls around the world.
- Article
- March 7, 2024
Women’s rights are advancing—but are refugees being left behind?
Twenty-five years after world leaders and activists created a roadmap for gender equality, how far have we come in advancing women's rights?
- Article
- August 17, 2022
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
One extraordinary single mother's determination to empower women
After fleeing South Sudan to Uganda, Grace Awate is now a leader in her community, acting as the head of her village’s IRC-supported women and girls’ center where she helps empower women to become financially independent.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
In her words - Hillary Rodham Clinton, David Miliband and Lilian Dawa (full conversation)
What can governments, business and other sectors do to systematically boost the inclusion and empowerment of refugees, particularly girls and women? On the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, which seeks to advance women’s rights, IRC president and CEO David Miliband and IRC volunteer Lilian Dawa discuss the progress being made on gender equality with former U.S.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
The five toughest places in the world to be a woman today
From major cities to remote villages, women and girls worldwide face harassment, violence, discrimination and a lack of equal opportunities. These are the toughest places to be a woman today, according to IRC experts.
- Article
- June 27, 2022