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What is gender-based violence (GBV)–and how do we prevent it?
In crisis, the risk of GBV increases, and so does our collective need to act to prevent GBV before it happens or respond to the needs of women and girls when it does.
- Article
- August 13, 2025
Gift to International Rescue Committee, CARE to Provide Support for Women and Girls in Pandemic Response
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Little girl braves cancer amid the war in Yemen
Conflict in Yemen has unleashed one of the world’s most urgent humanitarian crises. Those with life-threatening illnesses, like Yousra, don’t have access to the treatment they need.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Uganda: The IRC warns of the latent reproductive health and child protection issues facing girls in emergency situations
- Press Release
- December 6, 2022
Levels of Violence Against Women and Girls in South Sudan Among The Highest in the World Reveals Groundbreaking Study
- Press Release
- July 5, 2022
New IRC research: pre-teen and teenage girls in humanitarian settings overwhelmingly suffer abuse by people they know
- Press Release
- June 27, 2022
San Diego volunteer establishes self-defense classes for women and girls
This National Volunteer Week, communities across the country partner with the IRC to welcome and empower refugees, asylum seekers, and survivors of trafficking. In these turbulent times, collective support and dedicated service means more than ever.
- Announcement
- April 17, 2025
What happens now could change everything
Fearless. Ambitious. Fabulous. The International Rescue Committee knows that wherever they are in the world, with the right support, girls can be girls. While pre-teen and teenage girls are often the first to be harmed in a crisis, they are the last to be protected. They are most at risk of forced marriage, dropping out of school and violence.
- Video
- June 22, 2022
IRC calls for funding to avert preventable deaths of mothers and girls fleeing war in Sudan
- Press Release
- June 26, 2023
Meet Three Afghan Women and Girls Who Are Working Towards Their Goals in New York City
Hear from Jamila, who has been participating in the Afghan Women’s group for almost two years now, and Asra and Usra, two Afghan sisters excited to continue their educational journeys in the United States!
- Announcement
- September 20, 2024