Learn the difference between refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants, and migrants—and how the IRC helps people forced to flee crisis and conflict.

This week, many kids in the United States return to class for the start of a new school year. But for the millions of children around the world facing conflict and crisis, lessons this year look very different. 

We put endless efforts, energy and passion into our services here at the IRC in Atlanta to ensure the process of resettlement and integration is as smooth as possible for our refugee clients. But how do we succeed? One answer is to ask our clients.

The IRC in NY’s Youth Programs team has seen tremendous growth over the past year and is excited to introduce the Youth ESOL program as one of its newest programs! The Youth ESOL program offers free online English classes to newcomer youth, bridging critical language gaps and increasing confidence at school.

The world’s most vulnerable countries could see up to 1 billion COVID-19 infections and 3.2 million deaths unless we act now, warns the IRC.

IRC teams worldwide are tracking misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19 and working to counter them with help from digital technology.

Here's everything you need to know about the Refugee Olympic Team competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, taking place from July 26 to August 11.

In cases where evidence is weak or does not exist, the IRC is committed to generating evidence. Evidence generation strengthens the IRC’s understanding of what works to achieve outcomes in humanitarian settings.