IRC in NY & NJ celebrates 2024 World Refugee Day

Alina’s family were among the more than 1.5 million Mosul residents trapped when ISIS captured the city in 2014. They died in an airstrike when coalition forces targeted the ISIS fighters who took over their home.

After fleeing bullets and brutality in the Democratic Republic of Congo at age 14 and living off food scraps, Chantal built a new life for herself in Kenya with her cooking skills and the IRC's support.

The IRC finds conflict-affected and fragile countries face not only the direct health impacts of COVID-19 but also secondary havoc to already fragile humanitarian, economic, security and political environments.

Give Miami Day 2025 showed how powerfully Miami shows up when it leads with heart, helping us unlock vital support for immigrant youth, survivors, and families rebuilding their lives. Thanks to you, hope is stronger in Miami and more people will receive the safety, stability, and care they deserve.

Meet Firas, 22, who worked with Refugee.Info, a digital service created by the International Rescue Committee in partnership with Google, Microsoft and Trip Advisor. The online and mobile platform provides crucial information to refugees seeking asylum from war and persecution.