Hear from Jamila, who has been participating in the Afghan Women’s group for almost two years now, and Asra and Usra, two Afghan sisters excited to continue their educational journeys in the United States!

Record numbers of people, many fleeing violence and persecution, need humanitarian aid. Learn about the world’s worst crises in 2022 and what can be done to help.

This client spotlight features Bamwanza, a gay Ugandan, who fled his home due to severe persecution under the Anti-Homosexuality bill. After enduring violence, imprisonment, and torture, he sought refuge in Kenya. Despite ongoing discrimination, his resilience led him to resettle in Denver with the IRC's help. Now, he aims to pursue a career in medicine.

Learn more about the IRC in Salt Lake City's response to COVID-19 in Utah, our efforts to ensure refugee families continue to receive the critical services they need, and ways you can help refugees in our community over the coming weeks and months.

Today, 1 in 11 people do not have enough to eat, and nearly half of all child deaths are linked to malnutrition.

Abbas Altamr and his wife fled war torn Syria and arrived in Jordan in 2010 but they did not know that their greatest journey was just beginning. They remained in Jordan for six years and had three children before it was time to go. Some of their friends had already left Jordan to move to the United States and Abbas was ready for his family to join them.

The powerful 7.8 earthquake that struck near northern Syria on Feb. 6 created a "crisis within a crisis" for Syrians already displaced by war. Find out more about what people need and what you can do to help.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City has dedicated the past two years to helping over 600 Afghan evacuees resettle to Utah after fleeing upheaval in Afghanistan at the end of 2021. The Hilal family is one among the many families who graduated from the IRC programs. Ayazudin and his wife came to the United States with their six kids. They remember packing their life into just four bags and escaping to the U.S. with $100 total in their pockets.