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How the U.S. refugee vetting and resettlement process really works
President Joe Biden has a chance to rebuild the refugee resettlement program, which has historically enjoyed bipartisan support. The IRC takes you through the steps of the rigorous U.S. refugee vetting and resettlement process.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Client Spotlight: Rooted in Resilience - Bamwanza’s Path to Resettlement
This client spotlight features Bamwanza, a gay Ugandan, who fled his home due to severe persecution under the Anti-Homosexuality bill. After enduring violence, imprisonment, and torture, he sought refuge in Kenya. Despite ongoing discrimination, his resilience led him to resettle in Denver with the IRC's help. Now, he aims to pursue a career in medicine.
- Announcement
- January 15, 2025
Six ways the IRC helps newcomers amid Trump administration policies
Trump administration policies are putting people at risk. These are six ways the IRC continues to make a difference for refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants.
- Article
- April 16, 2025
Cost Analysis at the IRC
Humanitarian and development needs are growing, while financial resources are increasingly constrained. As stewards of limited funds, we have a responsibility to make the most positive change in the lives of as many people in need as possible. We can make better decisions on which activity to implement and how to implement it, based on equity, client needs, effectiveness, efficiency, and quality.
In this together
Ritiek (Reh - teek), her mom, and her younger sister were one of the many families forced to flee Afghanistan in 1995. Four years later, they were welcomed in Tucson, Arizona in the summer of 1999. She and her family were the first Afghan refugees to be resettled in Tucson, Arizona.
- Announcement
- November 20, 2023
IRC President and CEO David Miliband Briefs United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Conflict-Induced Food Insecurity and Famine
- Press Release
- August 3, 2023
Crisis in Yemen: Unrelenting conflict and risk of famine
Here are five reasons the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist ranks Yemen as the country most at risk of humanitarian catastrophe in 2021.
- Article
- September 28, 2022
In their own words: Afghan families rebuild their lives in the U.S.
Afghans continue to arrive in the United States, where they seek safety and stability for themselves and their families.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Why Central Americans join the caravan: ‘because there’s no scarier place than home’
Meghan López, who leads the IRC’s work in El Salvador, explains why Central Americans are risking their lives to flee their countries.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Clinical care for survivors of gender-based violence at the International Rescue Committee
For more than 20 years, the IRC has been breaking down barriers that prevent gender-based violence survivors from disclosing violence and seeking services. We continue to work in areas that need it the most, which are characterized by insecurity, displacement and weak health systems.
- Resource
- October 10, 2016