The health team at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City begins a support group for Afghan women who arrived to Utah in recent months.

The war in Syria took a tremendous psychological toll on Samaher and her family. Here's a look at how an IRC women's center in Jordan helped Samaher, her daughter and mother find comfort and hope.

A look at how the IRC in Denver honored International Women’s Day 2024 at WorldDenver's health panel and luncheon.

Violence against women and girls is a global problem of epidemic proportions. Evidence shows that over one-third of women and girls globally will experience some form of violence in their lifetime. Regardless of where they live, their religion or culture, or what stage of life they are in, each is a target of violence specifically because of her gender and the gender discrimination that persists globally.

Learn how an interactive comic book the International Rescue Committee created for Syrian women in Lebanon helps them navigate the challenges of life as a refugee and make informed decisions that can help them stay safe.

Goldman Sachs’ employees learned about IRC in Salt Lake City women’s empowerment programming and held a month-long donation drive in honor of Women’s History Month to support newly resettled refugees in our community.

Family planning is one of the most life-saving and empowering interventions in health. Yet misguided assumptions are restricting it from the women and girls who need it most.

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.

This briefing assesses the impact of the law on refugee women’s right to work and access economic opportunities in high refugee hosting countries.