Learn how the International Rescue Committee was founded at the call of physicist, humanitarian -- and refugee -- Albert Einstein.

See highlights of the International Rescue Committee's annual Rescue Dinner on Nov. 2, 2017 in New York. Read more about the event.

When home is far away, rescue is close by. The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. Watch this video to see rescue in action and learn more about the IRC.

Since 1933, the International Rescue Committee has been providing life-changing services to the world’s most vulnerable. Here’s a look at some of the highlights of our work through the years.

Child Health at the International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee is a leading humanitarian agency dedicated to the health and survival of the most vulnerable people around the world. From the earliest stages of emergencies through recovery, we provide essential services.

Welcome to Rescue Aid — a conversation blog run by the International Rescue Committee on Medium about reforming humanitarian aid delivery.

Justus Rosenberg was the youngest member of the team led by Varian Fry that rescued some of Europe's most famous artists, writers, and intellectuals who had taken refuge in France prior to the Nazi invasion of 1940. Fry was sent on his mission by the New York-based Emergency Rescue Committee, which would combine in 1942 with the International Relief Association to form the International Rescue Committee.

At a time when more more than 100 million people are uprooted by crisis worldwide, here are 10 reasons to give to the International Rescue Committee (IRC).

After years of war in Yemen forced Bodor Ali Muhammad Abdullah al-Jabri to flee her home along with her husband and two girls, she became pregnant with her third child. Living in a displacement camp, she worried whether the delivery would be safe.  Luckily, there was a solution. IRC teams in Yemen are providing lifesaving emergency aid, medical care, clean water, education, and women’s protection to millions in the country.