In June 2012, widespread violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Rakhine led to the displacement of 145,000 people. As decades-old ethnic conflicts drag on, the IRC has been responding to the ongoing needs of Myanmar’s most vulnerable.

Join us as we celebrate World Refugee Day today! For every refugee, from every walk of life, we thank you today for making our North Texas community a better place through your stories and journeys. Read this impactful story about our own, Eh Kaw Thaw, and her journey as a refugee in America.

A Yazidi family from Iraq, one of the many ethnic minorities persecuted by ISIS, was preparing for a joyful reunion in the land of the free when things changed. Here is their story.

The war against Boko Haram, the world's deadliest terror group, has uprooted 14.8 million people in northeastern Nigeria who now face the threat of famine. The crisis is man-made, but the solutions are too. Unless the world pays attention, nothing will change.

As the senseless attacks on hospitals and civilians in Ukraine shock the world, lives are also at risk from health crises growing behind the headlines.

The surge of families seeking asylum in the United States, recent changes in U.S. policies, and the lack of available resources and services at the border are putting thousands of people at increased risk of danger and exploitation.