Meet some of the well-known artists, ambassadors, CEOs and other luminaries who were once refugees.

We are abundantly grateful for our volunteers and interns—like Carol and Bob—whose dedicated service to the IRC changes lives. Coalition and collaboration are essential to sustain welcome and human dignity across our communities for refugees, immigrants and survivors of human trafficking. Join us!

Just completing its second year, the Youth ESOL (YESOL) program continues to grow and adapt to meet the needs of newcomer youth. We take a closer look at how the program has evolved since its launch and the impact it’s making today.

A record high of 110 million people have fled their homes in search of safety and stability. This is more than any other time since World War II.

Following the release of the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist 2024 in December last year, a list of 20 countries most at risk of humanitarian deterioration where Sudan was ranked number 1, the IRC has produced a mid-year Sudan Crisis Alert Report to show the trajectory of the world’s worst displacement crisis, as an update to the Watchlist report. Read our report here.

April 2024 marks one year since fighting broke out between rival factions of Sudan’s security force, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), engulfing Sudan in conflict. Read our report here.

Війна в Україні змінила життя мільйонів людей. Багато хто був змушений покинути свої домівки, а гуманітарні потреби зросли до безпрецедентного рівня. З лютого 2022 року Міжнародний комітет порятунку (IRC) працює в Україні разом з місцевими партнерами, щоб підтримати людей, які постраждали від війни — допомогти їм вижити, відновитися та знову взяти своє життя під контроль.

As part of their civic engagement efforts, the IRC in NY Leaders In Training wrote an oped together about their refugee, asylee, and immigrant experiences.

Tens of thousands of Syrians who fled the traumatic bombing of Aleppo are crowded into shelters in Idlib province. The IRC is there providing cash relief, trauma counseling and other emergency support to hundreds of recently-arrived families.