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East Bay mosque plays vital role during pandemic
In addition to health concerns during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many families faced dual concerns about dwindling food supplies. For those who came to the Bay Area as refugees and asylees, it was an unwarranted second wave of crisis to handle after the saga of arriving in the U.S.
- Announcement
- April 21, 2021
Earthquake near Turkish-Syrian border deepens crisis
In the early morning of February 6, the most severe earthquake Turkey had experienced in almost 100 years also sent shockwaves across northern Syria and parts of Lebanon. Find out more about the crisis.
- Article
- February 21, 2023
Colombia’s Education Crisis: Results from a Learning Assessment of Host Community and Venezuelan Children
Colombia’s Education Crisis: Results from a Learning Assessment of Host Community and Venezuelan Children
- Report
- November 11, 2020
Reasons to give to the International Rescue Committee
At a time when more more than 100 million people are uprooted by crisis worldwide, here are 10 reasons to give to the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
- Article
- September 27, 2023
Refugees prevented from crossing Greece’s northern borders at increased risk, finds IRC
- Press Release
- June 27, 2022
Fact check: Is there a crisis at the border?
In his 2019 State of the Union address, President Trump distorted the record on people seeking asylum at the southern U.S. border. We set the record straight.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Why is there a Refugee Olympic Team?
Here's everything you need to know about the Refugee Olympic Team competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, taking place from July 26 to August 11.
- Article
- August 1, 2024
Venezuela: a crisis that 'breaks a mother's soul'
Cibel, Carina and Andrea are among the 3 million people who have left Venezuela as violence and a severe economic crisis grip their country. The three mothers have struggled in neighboring Colombia, but emergency support from the International Rescue Committee is helping them start to build a new life for their families.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
"I, in fact, was a refugee"
In this video, former U.S. Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright (1997-2001) and Henry Kissinger (1973-1977) share their own refugee stories with the International Rescue Committee.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
South Sudan: IRC launches emergency response in Upper Nile and Unity state following escalation of conflict and deepening nutrition crisis
- Press Release
- August 7, 2025