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Restoring Lost Hope for Out-of-School Learners
The International Rescue Committee’s partnership with Education Above All Foundation (EAA)through their Educate A Child (EAC) program, aims to address this education gap through contextual-based solutions that meet the specific needs of children like Hauwa in conflict-affected communities in northeast Nigeria
- Announcement
- September 9, 2022
The IRC’s crisis response in Ethiopia
The International Rescue Committee has been working in Ethiopia since 2000, providing essential aid to over 100,000 refugees and more than 500,000 Ethiopians affected by natural disasters. In 2013, the IRC in Ethiopia opened the largest water system for any refugee camp in the world.
- Slideshow
- September 14, 2022
Game of Thrones and the IRC
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.
- Topic
The Cost of Neglect: Two years of war in Sudan
As Sudan marks two years since the outbreak of war, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns of unprecedented humanitarian disaster and failed diplomacy. With millions displaced and famine spreading, IRC urges the international community to retrain focus on Sudan, releasing key policy recommendations to avert further catastrophe
- Report
- April 9, 2025
To be part of America
Hear Annette's incredible story: Annette came to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Baltimore in May 2016 for assistance filling out the Application for Naturalization. She was aware that applicants for naturalization must pass a reading, writing and civics exam to become a U.S. citizen.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Tuungane: community-driven reconstruction program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and its partners implemented a large-scale community-driven reconstruction (CDR) program called Tuungane (“Let’s unite” in the local Kiswahili language) from 2007 to 2016.
- Resource
- January 30, 2017
Advocacy at the IRC: the 2022 Utah Legislative Session
During the 2022 Utah Legislative Session, the International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City worked with a variety of partners to raise awareness and advocate alongside refugee, immigrant and new American communities living in the Beehive State.
- Announcement
- June 27, 2022
Celebrating Volunteer Impact at IRC San Diego: Volunteer and Intern Report 2024
Learn about the vital impact volunteers and interns have on our program delivery and success at the International Rescue Committee, San Diego. The report dives into an overview of roles, contributed hours, spotlights, and stories from staff about volunteers and interns. Read it now!
- Announcement
- May 13, 2025
A decade in search of work: a review of policy commitments for Syrian refugees’ livelihoods in Jordan and Lebanon
This report builds on the International Rescue Committee’s previous reports "In Search of Work" and "Still In Search of Work", which reviewed progress on livelihoods commitments made by host and donor countries through the Jordan Compact from 2016 to mid 2018.
- Report
- June 29, 2020
Core Reception Principles: Welcoming People Seeking Safety, Supporting Host Communities, and Advancing Fair, Effective Asylum Systems
Drawing on the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) experience supporting asylum seekers and refugees, we find that the reception approaches that work for people seeking protection, host communities, and asylum systems, embrace five key principles: dignity, sustainability, coordination and responsibility sharing, fairness, and benefit for all.
- Report
- July 24, 2024