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‘Frozen Futures’ installation urges EU leaders not to let opportunity melt away
- June 30, 2022
Pushing the boundaries: Insights into the EU’s response to mixed migration on the Central Mediterranean Route
This report aims to draw greater attention to the humanitarian crisis facing people on the move along the Central Mediterranean Route and includes the IRC's ‘Ten Point Action Plan’ for EU leaders to promote a values-driven approach to migration on the route.
- Report
- July 11, 2018
A Syrian teenager describes her escape from war-torn Aleppo
Shattered by the death of her parents and younger sister, 16-year-old Hiba somehow found the strength to lead her brothers to safety in Jordan. She shares her recollections of the journey and her drawings of life in Syria.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
History of the International Rescue Committee
1933 American branch of the European-based International Relief Association (IRA) founded at the suggestion of Albert Einstein to assist Germans suffering under Hitler. Refugees from Mussolini's Italy and Franco's Spain are later assisted.
- Article
- August 31, 2022
IRC, other groups' letter to President Obama urging global leadership on refugee protection
- June 30, 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 organisation became the International Rescue Committee and how we’ve continued to support people facing conflict and crisis for the past 90 years. 1933 Varian Fry at his office in Marseilles in the spring of 1941.
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How the Trump Administration is using COVID-19 to end asylum
While the administration claims to be protecting public health, its attacks on asylum seekers do anything but.
- Article
- July 7, 2022
Urgent humanitarian action needed on European refugee crisis - International Rescue Committee briefing
- June 30, 2022