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Refugees in Europe
For decades European countries have offered a welcome to people fleeing terrible circumstances of war and persecution. Today the International Rescue Committee is not only speaking out, but also working in Greece, Germany and Serbia —and supporting 15 European countries in all—to ensure that vulnerable refugees can safely rebuild their lives.
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How to volunteer in Oakland
Through the IRC in Oakland’s varied volunteer opportunities, individuals are able to share their unique experience and expertise directly with the IRC's refugee and asylee clients in the Bay Area. We currently operate several highly effective programs designed to meet a variety of refugee and asylee newcomers' needs.
- Announcement
- July 1, 2022
Financial literacy & building credit in NYC
The IRC in NY is now implementing the IRC's new subsidiary initiative, the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO), to connect refugees and asylees to a range of affordable financial products that can accelerate clients' upward economic mobility.
- Announcement
- June 27, 2022
The top 10 crises the world can’t ignore in 2025
Each year, the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist identifies and ranks the countries most at risk for experiencing a new or worsening humanitarian crisis.
- Article
- December 11, 2024
2024 Annual Report Executive Summary
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) impacted over 36.5 million lives in 2024 through global humanitarian programs. Read the highlights from the IRC’s 2024 Annual Report Executive Summary.
- Report
- June 23, 2025
Doctors in Idlib tell IRC 'hospitals are full'
- Press Release
- June 27, 2022
IRC President and CEO David Miliband testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, alongside UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller, on the grave humanitarian impact of eight years of war in Syria and the path ahead for the crisis
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Social work student program meets client driven needs
Capacity at the IRC in Dallas is multiplied by investing in social workers.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Crisis in Nigeria: A mother’s tragic tale
After witnessing the death of fifteen relatives and neighbors, Gloria Ibrahim fled with her three small children to the city of Yola where an estimated 400,000 people have sought safety from a violent insurgency in Nigeria's northeast. The International Rescue Committee is leading the humanitarian response for tens of thousands of people. Read Gloria's story.
- Video
- June 22, 2022
As emissions targets fail, the IRC warns that least prepared communities on climate crisis frontlines will bear the most cost
- Press Release
- March 20, 2023