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Resettling Afghan refugees in Baltimore and beyond among the most complex ‘humanitarian challenges in American history’
Commentary on the Afghan evacuation and resettlement in Baltimore from the IRC in Maryland's executive director.
- Announcement
- July 1, 2022
Welcome IRC's new Executive Director - Shalaina Abioye
Meet our new Executive Director, Shalaina Abioye!
- Announcement
- August 4, 2022
Building economies and communities that thrive: the case for investing in refugee workforce development
Collaborating with the IRC on RescueWorks offers companies a chance to grow the workforce and talent in new markets and expand business while affirming company commitments to social impact and community engagement.
- Resource
- October 10, 2019
Navigating the shift to digital humanitarian assistance
Lessons from the IRC’s experience shifting first from in-kind to cash and from physical cash to digital cash; enabling factors and barriers to working with digital payment providers, including mobile money.
- Resource
- December 30, 2019
IRC Emergency Watchlist 2020
Watchlist 2020 highlights the countries where the IRC assesses there to be the greatest risk of a major deterioration in the humanitarian situation in the coming year.
- Resource
- January 7, 2020
Stream for the International Rescue Committee
Harness the power of streaming to fundraise for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and help people affected by humanitarian crises.
- Video
- July 5, 2022
Nelson - The hands that make a home
Nelson Bulambo, 24, fled his home in the Democratic Republic of Congo after his uncle was killed and his entire family was threatened. Now he's built a new life in Uganda as a barber through an IRC program that helps refugees and migrants overcome barriers to financial stability. In this video, Nelson's mentor Nabaasa Allen talks about their partnership.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Shakira - The hands that make a home
Shakira Swalleh left her home in western Uganda to marry a man who worked in the capital city, Kampala. After apprenticing with a local tailor through an IRC program, she’s ready to open her own business—a tailoring shop like the one her father ran back home. Read the story of Shakira and other new entrepreneurs.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Suzan - The hands that make a home
Suzan Justin is a 43-year-old mother of six who was forced to make a new start in Uganda when the war in South Sudan upended their lives. The IRC paired her with a local Ugandan mentor who was sympathetic to Suzan’s experience because his wife was also a refugee from South Sudan. Read the story of Suzan and other newcomers.
- Video
- July 6, 2022
We carried a generation: Refugee conversations
When forced to flee their homes, refugees can only carry so much in their arms, but they bring so many intangible gifts to their new communities: hopes and dreams, experiences and talents, traditions and family stories, resilience and determination.
- Video
- June 13, 2022