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The IRC in Florida’s staff is in conversations with Congressional leaders to discuss the IRC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Presidential Determination for the admission of refugees in the United States.
Modernizing The U.S. Refugee Response Overseas
“The IRC has a real impact on people’s lives. From programs to protect and empower women and girls around the world to programs that help refugees adjust to their new lives in the U.S., the IRC is focused on giving refugees the tools they need to thrive.”
—Morena Baccarin
Colombia is a new addition to Watchlist this year, rising to the IRC’s countries of concern for 2021 largely due to increasing violence that threatens the 2016 peace accord as well as COVID-19’s devastating impact on displaced Venezuelans and Colombian host communities.
The situation in Venezuela is increasingly dire. Meet Andrea, one of more than one million Venezuelans who felt they had no choice but to leave everything behind and start a new life in neighboring Colombia.
When you have gone without care, you make it your mission to heal.
Cibel, Carina and Andrea are among the 3 million people who have left Venezuela as violence and a severe economic crisis grip their country.
"We came on foot. Seven days walking." Cibel is just one of the 3 million people who have fled violence and a severe economic crisis in Venezuela. She's now struggling to get by in Colombia. This is her story.
The United States has long offered safe haven to people fleeing violence, tyranny, and persecution. Take our quiz to learn more about the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
The United States offered us safety and opportunity—we took that chance. We built a new life and we embraced our new home. We are refugees. We are part of what makes America great. Join our movement.
