Last year, the Governor of Texas declared that the state would no longer accept Syrian refugees, citing security concerns after the horrific attacks in Paris. The state demanded that the International Rescue Committee halt its resettlement programs or face a lawsuit. A federal judge on June 16, 2016 dismissed the lawsuit that would have banned refugee resettlement in Texas.

Mawa was torn away from his family by Sudan’s civil war. After a decade apart, he was finally able reunite with his children with the help of the International Rescue Committee in Baltimore. 

Over 60 million people around the world are now displaced from their homes, having been forced to flee from war, persecution and disaster. Only a lucky few are given the chance to resettle in a third country. The United States and the IRC offer refugees sanctuary and the opportunity to build a new home for themselves and their families.

In 2011 Jencarlos Canela visited Haiti to see firsthand its recovery from the devastating 2010 earthquake. He was so moved by his visit that he returned to Port au Prince in July, 2013 to see the continuing impact of International Rescue Committee programs on displaced Haitians.

In September, 2014, IRC Voice and opera singer Danielle de Niese visited IRC's WEKEZA Education Programme in Tanzania. The programme uses education to reduce the exploitation of child labour.

Actress and acitivist Piper Perabo recently visited the Greek island of Lesbos where the International Rescue Committee is providing critical aid for up to 4,000 refugees fleeing from war-torn countries like Syria and Afghanistan. Many have been on the road for 20-30 days, hoping for safety and to live in peace.

In June 2015, International Rescue Committee president David Miliband met with some of the 150,000 refugees from northeastern Nigeria who have fled to neighbouring Niger to escape attacks by Boko Haram militants.

The "Game of Thrones cast" and the International Rescue Committee came together to raise awareness of the plight of Syrian refugees.

Nine-year-old Maher discovers his love for photography after the IRC gave him a camera to photograph his friends.

For the first time, the IRC has sponsored a boy's soccer team in Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp. The team reached the semifinal round of the Zaatari World Cup tournament. This is their story.