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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.
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- August 13, 2025
What is gender-based violence (GBV)–and how do we prevent it?
In crises, 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
Fact check: What is the national emergency? Do we need a wall?
On Feb. 15 President Trump declared a national emergency to build a wall on the southern border—distorting the record on people seeking asylum. We set the record straight.
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- June 27, 2022
How we use evidence
Rigorous inquiry and examination guides the way in which the IRC designs our programs and delivers our services.
- What we do
Tackling the realities of protracted displacement: case studies on what’s working and where we can do better
This brief makes four overarching recommendations to address these challenges and ensure implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees and World Bank financing leads to positive changes in the lives and livelihoods of refugees and host communities.
- Report
- April 17, 2018
U.S. program offerings
The International Rescue Committee is a leading provider of services for refugees, asylees, asylum seekers, victims of trafficking, and other vulnerable immigrants in the United States. Across the country, every year, the IRC assists thousands of individuals with a range of services designed to help them survive, regain control of their future, and strengthen their communities.
- What we do
Help Afghanistan: What do Afghans need now?
The world cannot afford to turn its back on Afghanistan and Afghan lives at risk. Here’s a look at what Afghans need right now and what can be done to help.
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- July 5, 2022
Oprah's Book Club: Seeking asylum in the United States—a reading list
As Oprah Winfrey spotlights the plight of people seeking asylum on Oprah's Book Club, we've created a reading list to help you better understand what's happening at the U.S.-Mexico border and what you can do to help.
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- June 27, 2022
What do refugees who fled Ukraine face in Poland?
Find out what refugees who fled from Ukraine to Poland are experiencing—and see how the International Rescue Committee helps.
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- June 22, 2022
What do Syrians need after the Idlib attack?
The chemical weapons attack in Idlib is only the latest in a series of attacks on the 2 million people now living in the province--including 700,000 who had already fled fighting in other parts of Syria. What's worse, the attack happened during the latest declared ceasefire in a six-year-long war with no end in sight.
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- September 29, 2022