This report shares the IRC's FY21 progress through the framework of our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) is a key component of the IRC’s strategy and vision, and has been identified as a core global priority for our new strategic plan, Strategy 100.

IRC will examine every aspect of its operations including global policies, practices and procedures to ensure the organization is not just diverse, equitable and inclusive, but also an anti-racist and feminist organization.

The IRC was founded in 1933 to help people survive in the face of racist violence and fascist oppression and we are committed to racial and social justice.

Read our 2022 GEDI annual progress report.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is proud to present our 2023 Annual Report on Gender, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (GEDI).

This scholarship’s main objective is to promote career paths in humanitarian work for diverse populations and further IRC's commitment to a diverse and inclusive internship experience across our 29 Resettlement, Asylum, and Integration (RAI) offices in the United States.

Earlier this year RAI-US launched the Pathways to Careers in Resettlement, Asylum, and Integration Scholarship Opportunity, as a new resource to diversify and enhance the talent pipeline, specifically targeting RAI-US internships. The scholarship’s main objective is to promote career paths in humanitarian work for BIPOC and/or immigrant populations and further our commitment to a diverse and inclusive internship experience. After receiving 35 applications from RAI-US interns, 8 interns have been selected to receive a $5,000 scholarship. One of those eight was chosen from the IRC in Oakland. Oakland is excited to introduce this year’s scholarship recipient: Gianna D’Arrigo!

Humanitarian actors recognize the lack of standard practice on the inclusion of older people and people with disabilities in humanitarian response as a current and critical gap in the sector. In recent years, the humanitarian sector has begun to more intentionally address these challenges. In response, the IRC has developed this Inclusive Client Responsiveness Guidance aims to address gaps in the IRC’s Client Responsive Programming specifically to strengthen inclusion of people with disabilities and older people.

The Generation Equality Forum can and should drive progress towards gender equality in humanitarian contexts. IRC has called for the Generation Equality Forum (GEF) to be purposefully inclusive of achieving gender equality in humanitarian contexts.