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Life in limbo: empowering Iraqis displaced by ISIS

The IRC is training Iraqis who were forced from their homes by ISIS as community representatives who can advocate for the needs of their neighbors in the camps where they've been displaced.

ArticleOctober 26, 2017

Strategy100: Empowering people in crisis and beyond 

Since the International Rescue Committee (IRC) was first founded at the request of Albert Einstein in 1933, our global team of more than 17,000 staff have helped people upended by conflict and crisis to survive, recover, and regain control of their lives.

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Deqa Omer, 32, stands among makeshift tents in a parched landscape in Ethiopia during a drought, her fingers resting on her cheek as she looks at the camera.

Climate Change

Climate change is set to unleash lasting damage across the world—even if we succeed in limiting global warming. The time is now for all of us to become better stewards for the planet.
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The smudged window of a bus with a woman and child peering out of it. They are wearing winter hats and coats.

Ukraine crisis

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is having devastating consequences for the civilian population and humanitarian needs are expected to rise. How the IRC helps.
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Luisa, an asylum seeker from Mexico, stands with with her children in Arizona after she was able to cross the US border. They are standing in a hallway with their backs to the camera, to protect their identities.

Seeking safety at the border

Families escaping gang violence and persecution in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have undertaken a dangerous journey to seek asylum in the United States. Here's what you need to know.
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Girl Rising Unites with International Rescue Committee, Citi, HP and Amplifier to Launch Film Campaign to Raise Awareness and Support for Refugee Girls

Press ReleaseFebruary 19, 2019

My future self

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" Too many girls around the world have never been asked that question. That's why the IRC the invited girls in Congo and Jordan to create visions for themselves, and develop strategic plans for achieving them.
SlideshowNovember 18, 2016
A woman in a classroom in the Central African Republic

Breaking down barriers for women and girls

At the IRC, we are doing more than just imagining a different future for women and girls affected by conflict and crisis. We’re focusing our resources and capabilities to help break down each of the barriers they face.

ArticleFebruary 11, 2019

Violence prevention and response at the International Rescue Committee: adolescent girls

The IRC recognizes that with support and investment, adolescent girls can transform their lives and their communities. Working with girls instead of on behalf of girls, the IRC’s programs are driven and led by girls in a way that empowers them long into the future.

ResourceNovember 17, 2016
A smiling young woman stands outside a tent in Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya on a sunny day,

Women & Girls

With the right support and investment, women and girls can change their own future and uplift entire communities. They can change the world.
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