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Angelina Jolie’s visit to Pakistan shines spotlight on severe flooding, climate change
The humanitarian visited devastated communities to speak with residents who have lost loved ones, homes, livelihoods.
- Article
- October 4, 2022
How the launch of Healing Spaces is helping to build brighter futures in the UK
Launched in May 2022, the IRC’s Healing Classrooms approach helps schools and teachers to develop inclusive and nurturing environments where refugee and asylum seeking children can gain the necessary skills to reach their full potential.
- Article
- August 28, 2024
Albert Einstein and the birth of the International Rescue Committee
Learn how the International Rescue Committee was founded at the call of physicist, humanitarian - and refugee - Albert Einstein.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
The IRC warns: Harsh winter weather exacerbates humanitarian needs for conflict-affected families in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria
- Press Release
- February 3, 2025
Overcoming Trauma in Niger's Classrooms
Poverty and a lack of classrooms and teachers prevent many local children from receiving an education. The IRC and the European Commission’s Humanitarian and Civil Protection department (ECHO) is supporting 16 classrooms in Tabareybarey refugee camp and 8 classrooms in Mangaize refugee camp – both in Niger. This work is supported as part of the EU Children of Peace initiative.
- Video
- September 20, 2014
Cash in a crisis: Starting over after ISIS, Iraqi families rely on emergency cash
Alima fled her home of seven decades just two days before ISIS swept through her village near Mosul in 2014. She left with just her identity papers. Alima went home recently, hoping to find some belongings or mementos. Instead, she found armed men occupying her house. “It is hard to live 70 years in a place and then someone says ‘this place does not belong to you anymore.’”
- Article
- July 5, 2022
How to help Gaza as famine unfolds
Famine thresholds have been surpassed in Gaza City, with the entire population facing crisis-level or worse food insecurity.
- Article
- September 26, 2025
IRC denounces planned Homeland Security raids targeting Central American families seeking refuge in U.S.
- June 30, 2022
What was #LifeJacketLondon?
In a world where leadership on humanitarian policy is deseprately needed, the UK government has an opportunity to show it.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
The International Rescue Committee urges Austria to reconsider decision to cap number of asylum seekers
- June 30, 2022