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Sixth Grade Robotics Team Tackles Clean Water Access for Refugees
Late one Thursday afternoon, a group of unlikely experts entered the IRC in Dallas' office to lay out their plan for conquering the challenge of access to clean drinking water in Bangladeshi refugee camps.
- Announcement
- January 12, 2018
The coronavirus reaches the world’s largest refugee camp: inside the IRC's response
Meet an IRC health team in Bangladesh at the front lines of responding to COVID-19 in a refugee camp that's now home to over 1 million people.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Coronavirus testing shortfall in crisis-affected states risks undetected outbreaks, imperilling COVID-19 fight worldwide
- Press Release
- October 10, 2022
The top 10 crises the world can’t ignore in 2025
Each year, the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist identifies and ranks the countries most at risk for experiencing a new or worsening humanitarian crisis.
- Article
- December 11, 2024
Sesame Street and the IRC are helping refugee children overcome trauma
Learn how Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee are changing the lives of young refugees and displaced children across the Middle East.
- Article
- August 25, 2022
The plumber: an unexpected path
After escaping the war in Syria, two friends start a unique plumbing business to support themselves and their families.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Welcome home
Over 60 million people around the world are now displaced from their homes, having been forced to flee from war, persecution and disaster. Only a lucky few are given the chance to resettle in a third country. The United States and the IRC offer refugees sanctuary and the opportunity to build a new home for themselves and their families.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
A Syrian grandmother finds hope in Jordan
Living as a refugee in Jordan, Raqia lost all sense of purpose as she found herself relying on others to meet her basic needs. But with emergency cash relief paired with counseling, Raqia soon traded hopelessness for independence.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Sudan
After more than a year of fighting, Sudan is experiencing the world's worst displacement crisis and one of the world’s worst hunger crises. Humanitarian needs have more than doubled, with nearly 25 million people in need of assistance.
- Country
How the IRC is using social media to fight the coronavirus
Learn how the IRC uses social media and other digital platforms to get critical information to people affected by crisis, including how they can protect themselves from the coronavirus.
- Article
- June 27, 2022