The IRC’s CEO and president, David Miliband, shares why it’s critical that we stand with refugees and asylum seekers. 

Bothina Matar, who fled the war in Syria in 2015, describes the situation her family is facing and her message to the president-elect: “I hope he will keep his promises.”

“I’m proud to support the IRC because they put the people they serve at the center of everything they do.” Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton has a special message for you this holiday season. Join her and donate to the IRC today. 

Sting, Keegan-Michael Key, Noma Dumezweni and other IRC Celebrity Ambassadors share why they are proud supporters of the IRC’s work with refugee families in the world’s toughest places. Join them by making a gift today.

A Syrian refugee father and son explain what the IRC's services have meant to them.

The IRC and its partners in Phoenix, Arizona are helping hundreds of Central American families seeking asylum with emergency support and connecting them with their family members in the U.S. Get an inside look into our work.

This month, the International Rescue Committee’s crisis news roundup looks at Zimbabwe in the wake of the disastrous Cyclone Idai; the rise of the second worst Ebola outbreak ever, in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and the challenges Central American asylum-seekers face at the U.S. border.

Meet resilient Syrian refugee mothers who are raising confident daughters—and won't let war, exile or an uncertain future stop them.

28-year-old Moussa has made a new life for himself in Greece since leaving the Ivory Coast. He's planning on opening 'Our Home', Athens' first Ivorian restaurant, inspired by his childhood. His family used to cook for the whole community for free, welcoming everyone into their home to enjoy food. Sadly, his parents and younger brother died before he left the Ivory Coast.

International Rescue Committee president and CEO David Miliband recently visited the IRC’s Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo has spent decades in the grip of violent conflict, and attacks on health centers are hindering efforts to treat patients and prevent the spread of the virus.