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"I love my job saving children from malnutrition."
Maryanrun is a community health worker and refugee who is helping the International Rescue Committee save children's lives in Mogadishu, Somalia.
- Video
- July 19, 2022
As Syrian refugees highlight worsening living conditions in the region, and fewer than 2% envisage a return to Syria in the next 12 months, NGOs reiterate the need for continued support and protection from refoulement
- Press Release
- July 5, 2024
‘Human beings need to support each other’: Help refugees affected by COVID-19
When Mohammad and his family fled to the United States, they thought their struggles were in the past. Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, Mohammad fears he won’t be able to provide the basic necessities for his family. To support Mohammad and other families affected by COVID-19, the IRC in Silver Spring created Wish Lists on Amazon where individuals can donate items that families requested.
- Announcement
- May 24, 2021
As world marks World Refugee Day, IRC fears new health emergency in Iraq
- Press Release
- June 27, 2022
How can I help Ukraine?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has already forced over 6 million refugees, mostly women and children, to flee their homes. Learn what you can do to help.
- Article
- November 30, 2022
Hope – after months of traveling alone
A new day is dawning for Ahmed, a 17-year-old refugee from Syria. Rescued from the streets of Athens, he found a safe space to stay with the IRC in Greece and is now on his way to be reunited with his uncle in Germany.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Bangladesh
Nearly 1 million Rohingya have fled violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State to Cox’s Bazar, a district in Bangladesh. The IRC is responding with health care, protection for vulnerable women and children, and emergency support for the refugees.
- Country
Hi, I’m Yousif from Iraq and I want you to meet my super mom
For as long as he can remember, 10-year-old Yousif has shared a passion for baking with his mother. The two are a dynamic duo in the kitchen, making traditional Iraqi dishes and sweets to help them savor memories of their homeland.
- Article
- March 29, 2023
Integrated livelihoods and protection for displaced persons in urban humanitarian response
This guidance note provides ten core principles that practitioners can follow when aiming to integrate livelihoods and protection programming in urban humanitarian response, with a focus on supporting economic outcomes for beneficiaries.
- Report
- June 28, 2017
Ethiopia
The International Rescue Committee provides a wide range of assistance for refugees, displaced persons and vulnerable Ethiopian communities as the country faces conflict, regional instability, climate change and food insecurity as a lingering effect of subsequent droughts.
- Country