After fleeing shocking violence in Myanmar, nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face potentially devastating monsoon rains this summer. Many live in flimsy shelters in areas prone to flooding and landslides.

IRC clients, staff, and volunteers enjoyed food, fun, and games together to celebrate World Refugee Day.

With her country in economic collapse, Andrea, 29, is one of the more than one million Venezuelans who have left to start a new life for their family in Colombia.

Many children in Syria have only known a life of war. See how the IRC and our partners are helping them heal from the trauma of conflict.

Alongside IRC aid workers, Queen Rania Al Abdullah met with refugees stranded on the Greek island of Lesbos.

Three clowns from the Sweden-based nonprofit organization Clowns Without Borders recently performed for families in northern Jordan, where the IRC operates mobile health clinics and provides other support for Syrian refugees and Jordanians in need.

Volunteering at an IRC-run clinic in Jordan has given this Syrian mother hope to aspire for a better future.

The situation in Europe remains fluid. As of March 2016, countries along the popular western Balkan route have sealed their borders, forcing thousands of refugees to idle in makeshift camps in Greece. In addition, hundreds of migrants and refugees have been sent back to Turkey as part of a controversial deal between that country and the European Union.

Since 1933, the International Rescue Committee has been providing life-changing services to the world’s most vulnerable. Here’s a look at some of the highlights of our work through the years.

Around the world, the International Rescue Committee works to create a world where women are given the chance to succeed. Explore our work.