“It’s important to support the LGBTQ+ community because, as human beings, we should have the same responsibilities and rights. The more inclusion, the less discrimination we’ll experience.”

The International Rescue Committee’s staff leadership board and senior leaders group manage the strategy and implementation of the IRC’s humanitarian work worldwide. IRC Staff Leadership Board David Miliband President and CEO Jeannie Annan Chief Research and Innovation Officer Martin Bratt Acting Chief Financial Officer Harlem Désir Senior Vice President, Europe Ciaran Donnelly Senior Vice President, Crisis Response, Recovery & Dev

A compact agreement is an innovative model for bringing together donors, development and humanitarian agencies, the private sector, and civil society under host-country leadership to achieve sustainable outcomes for refugees and host communities. We offer three key principles and 10 recommendations for policymakers to build effective compacts for refugee-hosting nations.

The Modelo Fighting Chance Project Launches with the International Rescue Committee to Create Economic Opportunity for Those Fighting to Succeed. Partnership Brings New Financial Opportunity Center to Dallas and Curriculum to 10 Cities Nationwide

The average length of displacement is between 20 to 30 years and 6 out of 10 refugees are in urban areas, in cities and towns across the globe. At least half of all IDPs are also in urban areas.

Pride month is celebrated every June, in remembrance of the Stonewall Riots, a series of gay liberation protests that took place in New York City in 1969. This commemorative month recognizes the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) people have had locally, nationally, and internationally, while also illuminating some of the key issues persisting for this community, in order to prompt change and work towards safety and inclusion for everyone. 

The CARE project will be implemented by four civil society partners from Greece and Italy with expertise in women’s and girls’ empowerment to contribute towards the prevention of gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls, with a focus on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).

Responding to humanitarian crises: The myths, the facts and the solutions.