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World Humanitarian Day letter to world leaders

PerspectiveAugust 16, 2019
A group of women who are part of an IRC livelihoods program in Nigeria stand outside, lifting hand-knitted tops to show them off.

Economic wellbeing

Economic wellbeing means people have their most basic survival needs met and have sustainable income and assets so they can prosper. During and after crises, people may be forced to make short-term decisions to survive—such as pulling children out of school to work—that will have long-term negative consequences. The International Rescue Committee helps them meet immediate needs and build a brighter future.
Where we focus
Refugee children hold pencils in a classroom at a refugee camp in northern Thailand

Education

During conflict and crisis, education protects children and sets them up for a better future. It provides a sense of hope and enables them to recover, learn and thrive. However, over 127 million children in countries affected by war and displacement are out of school, while many others receive only a poor quality education. Despite this great need, education has received less than three percent of all humanitarian aid in recent years.
Where we focus
Na'aem, 11, and her best friend Aisha, 10, sit together on the ground studying a school book in a displacement camp in Yemen..

The five most challenging places to grow up a girl

The situation for girls in places prone to conflict and crisis can change in an instant. When women and girls lack power in their homes and communities, every shock—whether armed conflict, drought, flood or COVID-19—inevitably affects them more than others.

ArticleOctober 11, 2021
Women's rights activists Foni Grace and Loyce Tabu walk in Bidi Bidi refugeee settlement in Uganda.They are at the forefront of the photo and there are small makeshift homes and a man carrying a bale of hay behind them.

Women’s rights are advancing—but are refugees being left behind?

Twenty-five years after world leaders and activists created a roadmap for gender equality, how far have we come in advancing women's rights?

ArticleSeptember 24, 2020

IRC Tigray Crisis Gender Analysis Report key findings: women's exploitation & gender-based violence

Key findings regarding women’s sexual exploitation abuse across the conflict Tigray from IRC’s more comprehensive gender analysis report.

ReportMay 3, 2021

New International Rescue Committee Report: Less than $2 of help for each woman or girl at risk of gender based violence

Press ReleaseJune 10, 2019

Iraqi girls find a refuge from ISIS and a chance to build a future

Aya was forced to flee her home during the battle to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS. Now she's found a safe space at an IRC women's center where she can socialize with other girls, and learn skills to help her take control of her future.

ArticleJune 1, 2017

The five most challenging places to grow up a girl today

Press ReleaseOctober 11, 2021

What women need most after life in isolation under ISIS

For two long years, women and girls in Mosul were kept inside by ISIS, away from the outside world – and each other. After escaping to camps east of the city, women say that what they need most is space to be together.
SlideshowDecember 16, 2016

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