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IRC President and CEO David Miliband on our response to the crisis in Ukraine. The IRC is on the ground in Poland, working with our local partners in Poland and Ukraine to mobilise resources to provide lifesaving support to people forced to flee their homes. Find out more.

"My goal is to help as many people as I can." IRC community health worker Nazo goes door-to-door testing children for malnutrition and advising parents. The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. Donate now to help families survive and rebuild their lives.

Abigail is a business owner who runs a hairdressing and beauty salon in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria. But for her, the journey has not been easy. 

Inside the Building a Better Tomorrow programme

A heartfelt message from HRH, The Former Prince of Wales, who attended a virtual visit to the IRC's work in Nigeria. When you give to our Protecting Milestones appeal between 3 May and 3 August 2022, the UK government and a generous IRC donor will triple the gift - meaning your donation will go three times as far.

On 18th May 2022, the IRC hosted a virtual event to mark the launch of the UK Aid Match appeal, which will fund a new malnutrition programme in Nigeria.

Kristine left her home in Latvia with her family six years ago. Today, she lives with her husband and two children in Nuremberg, Germany and is proud to provide a better life for them through her small business. Find out more about the Resilient Futures programme, in partnership with Citi through the Citi Foundation.

When forced to flee their homes, refugees can only carry so much in their arms, but they bring so many intangible gifts to their new communities: hopes and dreams, experiences and talents, traditions and family stories, resilience and determination. Get a glimpse of some intergenerational conversations as families discuss all the things they bring with them, wherever they go. 

When asked her favourite thing about her mom Chadia Bchir, 15-year-old Nour Alsaleh says without hesitation, it’s her smile. She sees in it the strength it took her mother to leave war-torn Syria to raise her and her brother in safety in the United Kingdom. “Your smile gives me hope,” she tells Chadia. “I think without you, my dad would probably not have taken the step to leave.