For decades European countries have offered a welcome to people fleeing terrible circumstances of war and persecution. Learn how the IRC helps in Europe.

As the coronavirus continues to spread globally, people living in crisis will be hit hardest. The International Rescue Committee is scaling up our response to the pandemic.

The International Rescue Committee has been responding to outbreaks of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We also responded In 2014, as West Africa experienced the largest ever outbreak of Ebola, which claimed over 11,000 lives.

The world’s 82 million displaced people, the highest number ever recorded, require more than “aid as usual.” Their growing and increasingly complex needs mandate a transformation—a creative rethinking—in the global humanitarian response.

Malnutrition isn’t just hunger. It’s a life-threatening condition that can rob children of the opportunity to live full, healthy and productive lives.

Across the globe, record millions of people are being forced by violent conflict to flee their homes. These refugee families—children, women and men—are struggling to survive and recover. The International Rescue Committee and HBO's "Game of Thrones" have been working together to bring attention to the global refugee crisis.

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.

Cash relief is one of the most efficient and effective forms of aid for thousands of uprooted people struggling to survive in times of crisis.

The IRC offers high-quality, low-cost immigration legal services and citizenship assistance in 23 cities across the United States. Our comprehensive immigration services are provided by fully qualified IRC staff accredited by the U.S. Department of Justice's Board of Immigration Appeals.