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IRC Ambassadors on why they support our work with refugees
Rami Malek, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Morena Baccarin, Sepideh Moafi, Ebony Obsidian and other IRC Ambassadors are working together to serve humanity. Learn why they are all proud to support the IRC’s work to help refugee families survive, recover and rebuild in the world’s toughest places. Join them by making a gift today.
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- June 6, 2024
How we use evidence
This wise recommendation from Albert Einstein represents the International Rescue Committee’s strong commitment to research, evaluation and learning. Appropriately, it comes from the great scientist and humanitarian at whose suggestion our organisation was founded in 1933. More than 80 years later, our work is driven by equal parts of passion and proof, ideals and ideas.
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What you wanted to know about crises in 2020—your questions answered
Nearly 80 million people are uprooted by conflict and crisis worldwide and are especially vulnerable during the global coronavirus pandemic. Read some of our most popular articles of 2020 to revisit the biggest stories related to COVID-19 and other humanitarian crises last year.
- Article
- July 7, 2022
From student to teacher: the Ethiopian woman teaching through COVID
From packed classrooms to indefinite school closures, COVID-19 has undoubtedly impacted the lives of school children all around the world. Parents and teachers have been scrambling to work out solutions to keep kids learning during these turbulent times.
- Article
- July 1, 2022
Humanitarian crisis in Yemen: Conflict and risk of famine
Here are five reasons the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist ranks Yemen as the third country most at risk of humanitarian catastrophe in 2021.
- Article
- September 23, 2022
A Somali mother fights for her son's survival
Go inside an IRC clinic in Mogadishu that treats children for acute malnutrition and supports mothers facing the fallout of COVID-19.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
The first 100 days: How President Biden can support refugees and asylum seekers
President Joe Biden is beginning his term after four years of an administration that wreaked havoc on the lives of refugees, asylum seekers and other marginalised communities, as well as failed to lead on global crises ranging from protracted conflicts to COVID-19 to climate change.
- Article
- July 7, 2022
This Syrian 8 year old practices mindfulness to conquer her fears
Reem takes a deep breath, closing her eyes as she lets her mind calm. This simple technique, which she learned from her IRC counsellor, has helped Reem overcome the trauma of living in war-torn Syria.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
How to ensure no one is left behind with COVID-19 vaccinations
COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out across the world, but billions of people in low- and lower-middle-income countries—including those affected by crisis—will not have access to them this year, and possibly for years to come.
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- June 30, 2022
Beyond COVID-19: Test your knowledge of the world's worst crises
Even as the COVID-19 pandemic dominated news headlines worldwide, 2020 emerged as one of the worst years on record for humanitarian crises. Test your knowledge, then learn more about 10 crises the International Rescue Committee (IRC) expects to significantly deteriorate over the course of 2021—and what can be done to help.
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- June 30, 2022