A RAI (Resettlement, Asylum, and Integration) office trailblazer who is retiring after 25 years of service in Tucson.

From scouting in Burundi to IRC interpreter in Wichita, Blaise shares his incredible experiences and journey.

Afghans continue to arrive in the United States, where they seek safety and stability for themselves and their families.

Find out how the IRC is using cash assistance to meet humanitarian needs around the world.

Over 6 million refugees have fled Ukraine. Go inside the International Rescue Committee’s response supporting their long-term needs.

Each year over half of the refugees resettled by the IRC in San Diego are children; in 2022 18% of new arrivals were under 18 years old. Having reached the US, their futures are brighter than the uncertainty, conflict and violence they left behind but as they enter the American education system, refugee youth face a unique set of barriers to academic success.

This National Volunteer Week, communities across the country partner with the IRC to welcome and empower refugees, asylum seekers, and survivors of trafficking. In these turbulent times, collective support and dedicated service means more than ever.

“I have to be aware that my plans for my future may not happen.” Inside DACA and the fight to ensure young immigrants can achieve their dreams in the only country they’ve ever known.

Pride month is celebrated every June, in remembrance of the Stonewall Riots, a series of gay liberation protests that took place in New York City in 1969. This commemorative month recognizes the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) people have had locally, nationally, and internationally, while also illuminating some of the key issues persisting for this community, in order to prompt change and work towards safety and inclusion for everyone. 

While the global economy is predicted to have a “soft landing”, countries like Sudan are facing a cost-of-living catastrophe.