Each year the IRC in San Diego resettles approximately 1,000 refugees with the majority coming from Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia in recent years. By September 30, we expect as many as 500 individuals, mostly Syrian, to reach their new homes in San Diego.

This briefing assesses the impact of the law on refugee women’s right to work and access economic opportunities in high refugee hosting countries.

This briefing assesses the impact of the law on refugee women’s right to work and access economic opportunities in high refugee hosting countries.

Syrian refugee children in Beirut often have to help support their families by selling flowers or even begging on the streets. The IRC’s safe spaces give these children a place to just be kids.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) works in more than 40 countries to help people affected by humanitarian crises to survive, recover and rebuild their lives. In doing this work, the IRC endeavours to ensure that everyone coming into contact with our organisation is safe.

The severity of the situation in Afghanistan brings renewed urgency to the world refugee crisis: The International Rescue Committee is committed to resettling evacuees.