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Beyond Lampedusa: People Relocated from Italian Hotspots in Dire Need of Safe Places to Stay, Information and Food
- Press Release
- October 20, 2023
A new report released by the IRC highlights the world’s failure to address the ever-worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan.
- Press Release
- July 10, 2024
10 ways to help end violence against women and girls
No matter where women are, they face threats of violence. Here's what must be done to tackle gender inequality—the root cause of violence against women.
- Article
- September 3, 2024
Honoring Mothers around the World
A story about Mother's Day around the world featuring Simret Kahsai
- Announcement
- November 13, 2024
Strategy100: Empowering people in crisis and beyond
Since the International Rescue Committee (IRC) was first founded at the request of Albert Einstein in 1933, our global team of more than 17,000 staff have helped people upended by conflict and crisis to survive, recover, and regain control of their lives. Today we work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S.
- About the IRC
Crisis in Syria: Prolonged war combines with natural disaster
Over a decade of conflict has made Syria one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. A recent 7.8 earthquake has devastated communities even further.
- Article
- February 10, 2023
New York Urgent Funding Priorities for 2025
Learn about our emergency funding priorities for 2025.
- Announcement
- April 21, 2025
What is famine? Famine: meaning, causes and how to stop it
Learn the meaning of famine, what causes it, and how we can prevent future famines through early action and humanitarian aid.
- Article
- May 16, 2025
From human trafficking survivor to national security adviser
Kidnapped by traffickers in Honduras at age 14, Suamhirs survived the ordeal only to find himself held captive by U.S. immigration authorities. Now a U.S. citizen working with the IRC, Suamhirs tells his harrowing story—in order, as he says, “to inspire you to help.”
- Article
- June 27, 2022
For Venezuelan women, gender-based violence is a widespread risk at home and abroad, warns IRC
- Press Release
- November 25, 2022