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Why cash is better aid for refugees: one family's story

For Afghan refugee Mohammed Omadi and his family, who live in a refugee camp in a suburb of Athens, cash relief is a small step toward regaining control of their lives.

ArticleJuly 31, 2017
David Miliband

David Miliband: 'We need to reinvent humanitarian aid'

IRC President and CEO David Miliband delivered the commencement address to the 2015 graduating class of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

ArticleMay 27, 2015
Tamam Al Sharaa and his family at their apartment in North Dallas, Texas.

After an uncertain welcome, a Syrian family finds a home in Texas

Syrian refugee Tamam Al Sharaa and his family now live in an apartment in North Dallas, Texas. The IRC defended the family’s right to resettle in Texas and helped them obtain housing and work in their new neighborhood.

ArticleJune 1, 2016
Jori holds her father's hand while walking to school

Back to school for Syrian refugee children in America

It’s the last day of Jori’s first week of kindergarten. Although her family arrived in the U.S. barely two years ago as refugees from Syria, the 5-year-old and her big brother, Majed, 8, are learning English and thriving in their new home in Dallas.

ArticleSeptember 7, 2017
Suleiman Khalf Kajo and his wife, Khabshe

A displaced Yazidi family struggles to survive after ISIS persecution

When ISIS targeted the Yazidi minority in Sinjar, Iraq, Suleiman and his family escaped to the mountains, eventually finding shelter in a refugee camp in Syria.

ArticleMay 24, 2017
Afghan refugees Fatima, 19, and her father Abdul, 52, sit on the wooden front steps of a Virginia house looking out at the trees in the yard

In their own words: Afghan families rebuild their lives in the U.S.

Afghans continue to arrive in the United States, where they seek safety and stability for themselves and their families.

ArticleOctober 1, 2021
Omar, a 10-year-old Syrian boy, looks at himself in a mirror in his family's tent.

Crisis in Syria: Economic crisis compounds over a decade of war

Here are four reasons the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist ranks Syria at number nine among 20 countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in 2022.

ArticleMarch 15, 2022
60-year old Berhan leans against a wooden beam supporting a thatched shelter where she lives in Sudan.

Three refugee women describe what's happening in Tigray

Mulu, Berhan and Azmera fled Tigray, Ethiopia to seek refuge in Sudan. Their stories are crucial in enabling the world to bear witness to the ongoing violence.

ArticleJune 24, 2021
Volunteers work with refugees in an ESL class at the IRC resettlement office in New York

How to help refugees in the United States: 10 ways to stand for welcome

Under the Biden Administration, we have a chance to rebuild the United States's proud tradition of giving families fleeing war and persecution a chance to live in safety. Here are 12 ways to help refugees in the U.S. right now.

ArticleNovember 29, 2021

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