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Leave No Community Behind Making the U.N. General Assembly Work for the World’s Crisis-Affected Contexts
This week, world leaders will convene in New York for the annual United Nations GeneralAssembly (UNGA)—a gathering that has unfortunately become notable not for the combinedpolitical and diplomatic power concentrated in one place at one time, but for the annual failureto leverage that power to address the world’s most pressing challenges.
- Report
- September 14, 2023
RAI-US internship scholarship opportunity for diverse students
This scholarship’s main objective is to promote career paths in humanitarian work for diverse populations and further IRC's commitment to a diverse and inclusive internship experience across our 29 Resettlement, Asylum, and Integration (RAI) offices in the United States.
- Announcement
- April 24, 2024
IRC Warns millions at Risk from Heavy Rains in Pakistan, Mobilizes Emergency Response to Prevent Humanitarian Crisis
- Press Release
- August 8, 2024
Isolated airstrikes won’t save Syrian lives: what Trump can do to help
The Trump administration and its allies launched airstrikes in Syria following a suspected chemical attack on April 7 that killed dozens of people in Douma. This military action could lead to an escalation that puts more civilians in harm’s way. Here are three options to save Syrian lives now.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Surge
The Protection Surge Capacity Project (Surge) provides crucial staff support to the United Nations refugee agency to protect refugees during crises. Joining forces to strengthen protection Providing protection to refugees and other persons of concern is the core mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It is also an incredibly complex and human resource-intensive activity, one in which short-term gaps in protec
- Protecting refugees
The IRC urges the US Administration to provide Temporary Protected Status designation to Venezuela
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Yemen: Uptick in fighting forces IRC to suspend critical life-saving programming
- Press Release
- June 27, 2022
Drought and conflict leave 8.7 million people hungry in Somalia and South Sudan
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Yemen: IRC-supported health facility damaged overnight as the Saudi-led Coalition launches airstrikes in Hodeidah city
- Press Release
- June 27, 2022
TAKE ACTION: STAND WITH THE BANNED
Call your members of congress today. The United States' refugee family reunification program is shut down, separating families like Ali's. As we mark the one year anniversary of the first refugee ban, ask your Member of Congress to fight for refugees.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022