A Syrian mother stopping with her family on the island of Lesbos, Greece — one of more than half a million desperate people who have fled to Europe this year from countries in chaos.

The floods in Pakistan are devastating to people and their livelihoods. Watch to learn how the International Rescue Committee is helping those affected.

Ethiopia is suffering from its worst drought in 50 years, affecting more than 10 million people. Here’s how the International Rescue Committee is providing relief to people in need.

The International Rescue Committee's Lucy Carrigan describes the horrific conditions that exist in Idomeni Camp, Greece and what the IRC is doing to help.

Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman travels to Myanmar to witness the International Rescue Committee’s work first hand.

After witnessing the death of fifteen relatives and neighbors, Gloria Ibrahim fled with her three small children to the city of Yola where an estimated 400,000 people have sought safety from a violent insurgency in Nigeria's northeast. The International Rescue Committee is leading the humanitarian response for tens of thousands of people. Read Gloria's story. 

International Rescue Committee President and CEO David Miliband discusses why non-governmental organizations (NGOs) such as the IRC have a unique role to play in addressing some our biggest global challenges.

Actress Sarah Wayne Callies traveled with the International Rescue Committee to Serbia where she met with refugees. In this video, she shares a personal story about her grandfather’s journey as a refugee fleeing from Hungary in the early 1920s. Read more about Sarah’s trip on Medium.

Each year, the International Rescue Committee in Charlottesville resettles some 200 refugees, helping them to achieve economic self-­sufficiency, a sense of security and social integration. Through the New Roots program, refugees are able to share their heritage and build healthy lives in Charlottesville. This short film tells the stories of a few notable growers who are doing just that.

In this video, former U.S. Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright (1997-2001) and Henry Kissinger (1973-1977) share their own refugee stories with the International Rescue Committee.