Meet Lilian Dawa, a South Sudanese refugee, and mother, who works with the International Rescue Committee to prevent violence against women and girls in Uganda's sprawling Bidi Bidi refugee camp. Watch Lilian’s powerful encounter with IRC ambassador and actor Mandy Patinkin. Update September 15, 2020: Join Lilian Dawa, IRC president David Miliband, and former U.S.

In the fall of 1995, then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton told an audience of world leaders and activists gathered in Beijing for the Fourth World Conference for Women: “Human rights are women's rights….And women's rights are human rights.” That conference resulted in more than a famous speech: it produced the Beijing Platform for Action, a roadmap for gender equality across the globe.  Twenty-five years later, how far have we come in advanci

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).

No matter where women are, they face threats of violence. Here's what must be done to tackle gender inequality—the root cause of violence against women.

Five years ago, the IRC established a gender action plan to create an environment where women are safe and respected. The plan comes from the belief that the IRC must be a gender equitable organization to deliver gender equitable programs in the communities it serves. Led by executive director Preethi Nampoothiri, the IRC in Silver Spring sets the bar for empowering female leaders.