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Patrick Stewart: Millions of refugees need our help
Patrick Stewart shares why he supports the International Rescue Committee and how you can make an immediate impact on the lives of refugees who have fled their homes.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
As EU-funded IRC project comes to an end, the EU and IRC’s commitment to Syrians remains steadfast
- Press Release
- April 9, 2025
Refugee Welcome Kits Needed
Each year, hundreds of people help IRC welcome refugees to Northern California. You and your colleagues, friends or family can host a refugee welcome kit build. All items are directly given to newly arrived families who have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict and persecution. Write a note of welcome and let our newest neighbors know #WeStandWithRefugees. To learn more contact Missy.Orr@Rescue.org
- Announcement
- February 28, 2020
Missing Persons: Refugees Left Out and Left Behind in the SDGs
A new report from the International Rescue Committee indicates that the world’s refugee population is absent from the Sustainable Development Goals, despite having increased 47% since the SDGs were adopted in 2015.
- Report
- September 23, 2019
Ahlan Simsim's Remote Early Learning Program: Significant Impact on Child Learning
The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.In 2018, Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) joined forces to created the Ahlan Simsim initiative to give children affected by conflict and crisis in the Middle East the support they need to learn, grow and thrive.
- Video
- September 24, 2024
Advocacy Spotlight: Voices of Resilience - The IRC in Denver's Colorado Refugee Advocacy Day Open House 2024
On Wednesday, June 29, 2024, the International Rescue Committee in Denver hosted its annual Colorado Refugee Advocacy Day Open House. The event brought together clients, resettlement staff, and county and state legislature members to engage in discourse on some of the main challenges facing refugee and asylum-seeking populations around Colorado.
- Announcement
- November 13, 2024
Building community for refugee youth, one LEGO at a time
On Saturday, September 14, 2017 the International Rescue Committee in Silver Spring and Play-Well TEKnologies invited refugee youth, their families and the local community to come together for a day revolving around connection, community, and most importantly, play. Refugee youth and their families built their hometowns and countries out of LEGO bricks, and then the local community was invited to build Washington, DC with them out of 40,000 LEGOs.
- Announcement
- October 16, 2017
Utah Immigration Collaborative launched
With support from the Utah Bar Foundation and other funding partners, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City alongside four local legal service providers—Catholic Community Services of Utah, Comunidades Unidas, Holy Cross Ministries, and Immigrant Legal Services—is excited to announce the launch of the Utah Immigration Collaborative, a community solution to providing broader, more cohesive legal immigration services to immigrants in the Beehive State.
- Announcement
- January 19, 2023
Internship Opportunities at the IRC in Denver
The International Rescue Committee in Denver offers a variety of unpaid internship opportunities throughout the year. Prospective interns must go through the volunteer process and should be currently enrolled in an educational institution or a recent graduate.
- Announcement
- December 3, 2020
Qatar Fund for Development and the IRC launch inaugural partnership in Za’atari Refugee Camp
In a significant collaboration, the Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) launched a new project to provide primary healthcare services to more than 23,000 Syrian refugees in Za’atari Refugee Camp. This initiative, set to extend for approximately two and a half years, marks a critical step towards addressing the urgent healthcare needs of the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp.
- Announcement
- June 24, 2024