The International Rescue Committee is providing emergency assistance to more than half of the 14,000 people who fled the town of Damasak in northeastern Nigeria after it was attacked by insurgents.

In June 2015, International Rescue Committee president David Miliband visited Nigerian refugees in Niger, where more than 150,000 have found safety after fleeing ongoing violence in their country. 

The International Rescue Committee officially opened two permanent water systems for Bokolmayo and Kobe camps in Ethiopia’s Dolo Ado complex, home to tens of thousands of Somali refugees.

Shortly after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011, the International Rescue Committee responded by providing technical and financial support to three Japanese aid groups—the Association for Aid and Relief Japan (AAR), Japan Emergency NGO (JEN) and Peace Winds Japan.

The International Rescue Committee is deeply saddened by the loss of longtime IRC Overseer Elie Wiesel, who died Saturday at his home in New York. He was 87.

"Game of Thrones" cast members Lena Headey, Liam Cunningham and Maisie Williams traveled to Greece with the IRC to hear the individual stories of refugees stranded in the country for months.

International music sensation Nico Sereba and Vincent Dery—Nico & Vinz— traveled to Ivory Coast to witness the IRC's work firsthand. With their strong West African roots, the Norway-based duo felt a personal commitment to raising awareness for this area of the world.

The IRC’s ‘Hope’ Clinic in Jordan provides critical treatment for uprooted Syrians like Hisham, a 7-year-old refugee battling diabetes.

Read about one family’s remarkable triumph over war, separation and illness.

On Aug 4, 1940, a young editor named Varian Fry boarded a transatlantic flight from LaGuardia Airport in New York on his way to German-occupied France to lead a daring rescue operation.