IRC teams worldwide are tracking misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19 and working to counter them with help from digital technology.

Diala’s Brisly is an artist, activist and refugee. She is responsible for our newly commissioned illustration, which makes the statement “Refugees are Courageous,” kicking off the International Rescue Committee’s 2021 World Refugee Day campaign honouring and celebrating the contributions of refugee artists.

Over the past decade, the International Rescue Committee has been working with communities and tribal and cultural leaders in northern Uganda to reduce violence against women and girls and increase accountability of perpetrators.

The Battle for Raqqa, expected to be one of the fiercest since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, is intensifying. The assault to take the city from ISIS has displaced more than 100,000 people since April. Some 200,000 are thought to remain trapped in ISIS-controlled areas of the city, which once boasted a population of more than half a million. In all, up to 370,000 people could be displaced by fighting.

Find out what is happening to refugees from Ukraine, where are they going and how to help.

Learn how the IRC is coming together with partners from across sectors to help families on the frontlines of the climate crisis.