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A newborn Rohingya boy in his mother's arms

Starting life in the world’s biggest refugee camp

At four days old, he doesn’t yet have a name, or a birth certificate. The young Rohingya boy is embarking on a life already more challenging than most—born an unregistered refugee in the world’s biggest refugee camp.

ArticleJuly 23, 2018
Mother with her nine-month-year old son

Mae Tao—lifeline on the border for Burmese refugees

Meet a doctor, a refugee herself, who works with the IRC along the Thailand-Myanmar border providing essential care for 150,000 patients a year.

ArticleJuly 25, 2016

"When people are hurt or sick, then I am hurt or sick."

Daily life as a refugee in Bangladesh is a struggle, but that doesn't stop Fatima from volunteering at an IRC-supported health center in a camp that's home to 700,000 Rohingya who fled persecution and violence in Myanmar a year ago.

VideoAugust 24, 2018
A boy sits up in his hospital bed in Syria.

A decade of destruction: attacks on health care in Syria

Since the onset of the Syria conflict in March 2011, civilians have borne the brunt of the violence and health facilities have been targeted as a strategy of war.

ArticleMarch 21, 2021

Acclaimed jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman visits Myanmar

Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman travels to Myanmar to witness the International Rescue Committee’s work first hand.

VideoApril 29, 2015

Morena Baccarin's video call: How COVID-19 affects Venezuelans

Over 4 million Venezuelans seeking safety in other South American countries now face the added threat of COVID-19.

VideoMay 15, 2020
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.
Where we focus
An IRC staff member talks with a Syrian refugee family seated on cushions in their shelter in Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.

Empowerment

Millions of people across the world don’t have control over important choices that affect their lives, such as where they live, how they live, and how they are governed. Women and girls, in particular, struggle to advocate for their rights and make their voices heard. These issues are worsened by crises, which often uproot families, tear apart communities, and weaken government systems.
In focus
A mother holds her toddler daughter and looks out from their tent on a cloudy day in a refugee camp in Idomeni, Greece.

Safety

Each year, millions of people—particularly women and children—are subject to violence and abuse, and struggle to feel safe in their homes and communities. Trapped in countries plagued by crisis, many cannot access the resources they need to protect them, recover from abuse, and ensure their own safety.
Where we focus
A girl takes notes with a pen and notebook in a classroom in Ethiopia

Airbel Center

Airbel is the new innovation center at the International Rescue Committee. We design, test, and drive large-scale adoption of innovations for people affected by crisis.

R&D at the IRC

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