At the IRC, we are doing more than just imagining a different future for women and girls affected by conflict and crisis. We’re focusing our resources and capabilities to help break down each of the barriers they face.

Navigating a new city alone as a refugees, this Somali family found comfort in their friendship with an American.

As the battle to retake Mosul from ISIS enters its most dangerous phase, Iraqis are fleeing the city despite the danger of rockets, booby traps and snipers.

World-renowned musician Femi Kuti recently traveled to northeastern Nigeria to meet with people displaced from areas ravaged for years by Boko Haram and see the International Rescue Committee's crisis response in action.

A new IRC education survey lays out a devastating snapshot of what six years of fighting does to a generation.

American aid is a mighty defense against conflict, poverty and despair, especially in countries where war and violence has forced millions to flee from the places they once called home. 

Such steep cuts send a clear message to the world’s most vulnerable people: you are not welcome in America, and America will not help you where you are. 

Forced to marry and give up her education and dreams, a Syrian refugee turns frustration into poetry.

How do refugees get to the United States? For most, the journey starts at a Resettlement Support Center funded by the U.S. Department of State and run by its international agency partners, such as the International Rescue Committee. Meet refugees who are on their way with the RSC's help.

Alina’s family were among the more than 1.5 million Mosul residents trapped when ISIS captured the city in 2014. They died in an airstrike when coalition forces targeted the ISIS fighters who took over their home.