The IRC in Charlottesville hosted Refuge and Renewal: Stories of Hope, a fundraiser and storytelling event in collaboration with WTJU radio. Former refugee clients shared personal narratives through panel discussions focused on lived experience and the power of storytelling. With over 100 attendees and a significant amount of money raised, the event celebrated resilience, fostered community connection, and supported ongoing services for IRC clients.

Learn more about the IRC in Salt Lake City's response to COVID-19 in Utah, our efforts to ensure refugee families continue to receive the critical services they need, and ways you can help refugees in our community over the coming weeks and months.

Learn how conflict and climate change interact to form a compounded crisis in the Central Sahel, one of the world’s most vulnerable regions.

As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates in crisis zones like Syria, Yemen and the U.S.-Mexico border, your generosity helps the IRC to broaden our efforts as countries face a double emergency.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Center for Global Development (CGD) have been closely following the rollout of the IDA18 sub-window for refugee hosting nations, particularly in East Africa (Ethiopia, Uganda), West Africa (Cameroon, Chad), and Asia (Bangladesh). Drawing on original research and analysis, as well as field visits, this note identifies a few clear successes and areas for improvement.

The New York Times covers a Congolese refugee family resettled by the IRC in Oakland and their mentor family in Oakland, California.