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Rohingya refugee crisis majorly underfunded in all areas of need
- Press Release
- October 23, 2017
Angelina Jolie visits Pakistan to support communities affected by devastating floods
- Press Release
- September 19, 2022
Staff Spotlight: Chaundra Finley-Merrell, LMSW
Meet Chaundra Finley-Merrell, LMSW, the Mental Health Coordinator for the IRC in Dallas.
- Announcement
- March 28, 2018
Almost 500,000 returning Afghans in desperate need of food, shelter and employment to survive winter, warn aid agencies
- Press Release
- December 14, 2023
Five ways the fight against COVID-19 goes beyond health care
Refugees and people experiencing crisis have been hit especially hard by COVID-19. Go inside the IRC’s innovative, lifesaving responses to the global pandemic.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Three Somali mothers battle drought and famine
Meet Fartun, Nasteho and Halima, who are all fighting to secure a brighter future for their children in Somalia.
- Article
- September 12, 2023
Even through war, Syrian girl holds on to her dream of becoming a lawyer
With the IRC’s support, Nour, a Syrian refugee living in Jordan, was able to envision her future as a lawyer. Photographer Meredith Hutchison shares her story.
- Article
- July 11, 2022
Refugee, mother, baker: Meet Taghreed
After fleeing violence in Iraq with her young family, Taghreed had trouble coping with life as a refugee. "Do something you love," suggested her mother. So Taghreed started baking, finding comfort in the familiar scents of spices from home. The IRC helped her begin a baking career, and now she works at a popular pastry shop near where she lives in Seattle. Her son Yousif says he's proud of his courageous mom.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Escaping Syria
The International Rescue Committee's documentary film, "Escaping Syria" won a Social Good Award for Best Episode with a Social Good Theme. The IRC's "My life has been transformed" video, featuring actor Patrick Stewart, also received an honorable mention for Best Spot (Over 30 seconds). The three-year civil war in Syria has claimed the lives of more than 190,000 people.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
As 60 Rohingya refugees reported to have drowned, IRC raises new humanitarian concerns
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022