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Meet Lorayne: Building a new life and new business in Mexico
Lorayne and her wife started their own business in Mexico City with support from the Resilient Futures program, a partnership between the International Rescue Committee and Citi Foundation. Read Lorayne's story.
- Article
- January 31, 2023
Tortured and on the run from militias
Young men, trying to escape from militia, have been gunned down in Bani Walid, Libya, about 180 miles from Tripoli. Could the IRC assist? The only answer is yes.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Refugees and resettlement
Who are refugees and displaced persons? They are men, women and children fleeing war, persecution and political upheaval. They are uprooted with little warning, enduring great hardship during their flight. They become refugees when they cross borders and seek safety in another country.
- FAQ
Education at the International Rescue Committee: Primary-school aged children
The IRC’s education programming for primary school-aged children has three overarching goals: (1) to ensure that children enroll in and attend school regularly; (2) to protect children from all forms of violence in school and on their way to school; and (3) to build fundamental reading, math and social-emotional skills.
- Resource
- October 3, 2016
Immunization at the International Rescue Committee
The IRC is committed to bringing life-saving immunization to children in the most challenging and hard-to reach areas. We work in 18 fragile, crisis-affected countries to ensure that caregivers and infants can access immunizations.
- Resource
- October 10, 2016
Open Letter to UN Security Council Ambassadors regarding the upcoming vote on the Syria cross-border resolution
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
New Survey Finds Increases in Child Protection Concerns and Unaccompanied Children in Conflict-Affected Countries
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Back to school in humanitarian settings finds $135 million funding gap and increased digital divide
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
What do people trapped in Ukrainian cities need?
While more than 4 million refugees have already fled Ukraine, millions more people remain trapped and in need of aid with their cities under attack. How to help.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
How the Emergency Rescue Committee became the International Rescue Committee and where we are today
Netflix’s Transatlantic tells the story of how Varian Fry and the Emergency Rescue Committee helped thousands of refugees flee France during World War II. Read how the organization became the International Rescue Committee and how we’ve continued to support people facing conflict and crisis for the past 90 years. Through the years 1933 Varian Fry at his office in Marseilles in the spring of 1941.
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