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Foreign aid saves lives: what you need to know
The International Rescue Committee has called President Trump’s proposed cuts to United States government foreign aid as "counterproductive and ill-timed." Such steep cuts—roughly one third—send a clear message to the world’s most vulnerable: you are not welcome in America, and America will not help you where you are. 93 million people worldwide are in need of desperate humanitarian assistance.
- Video
- June 22, 2022
Economic recovery and development at the International Rescue Committee: enterprise development and employment
The IRC’s enterprise development and employment (EDE) programs prepare crisis-affected populations for employment and self-employment opportunities, support the growth and creation of businesses, improve people’s skills, and increase people’s access to financial services.
- Resource
- October 6, 2016
International Rescue Committee receives $10 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to improve early childhood development outcomes and transform refugee livelihoods in Uganda
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) recently received a $10 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to implement a three-year project aimed at improving early childhood development and transforming livelihoods opportunities for refugees and host communities in Uganda
- Announcement
- October 26, 2022
Responding to the most destructive earthquake in Pakistan's history
Arriving on the scene within hours of a powerful earthquake that struck Pakistan in October 2005, International Rescue Committee emergency teams aided 230,000 people, treated thousands of the sick and injured, and worked alongside survivors to rebuild their lives.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Coronavirus: Who will be hit hardest by the outbreak?
The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, continues to spread globally and has reached countries with weak health systems that are less prepared to combat the disease.The International Rescue Committee is ramping up our response.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
As Greece reaches breaking point, the International Rescue Committee urges Europe to step in
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Hurricane Katrina
Only days after Hurricane Katrina destroyed a swath of the Gulf Coast in August 2005, the International Rescue Committee dispatched an emergency team of relief experts to Louisiana. For the first time in its 73-year history, the organization responded to a humanitarian crisis in the United States.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
The International Rescue Committee expresses dismay at 10,000 number for Syrian refugee resettlement
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
International Rescue Committee receives $15 million gift from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Gift to International Rescue Committee, CARE to Provide Support for Women and Girls in Pandemic Response
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022