The International Rescue Committee is rapidly scaling up our efforts to reach as many people as possible in Zimbabwe after a powerful storm struck southern Africa.

The International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) annual Ditchley Park Policy Conference was held on 7th and 8th October 2014 and for the second consecutive year focused on urban displacement. Representatives from humanitarian and development organisations, UN agencies, the World Bank, the private sector, donor governments, local NGOs as well as academics and city planners attended, ensuring all key actors were part of the conversation

In November 2021, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the EU Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) brought together businesses and policy makers to identify opportunities to strengthen integration policies in Greece. The rich discussion highlighted the collective agreement from all stakeholders that refugees have a vital role to play in contributing to the economy and the commitment of businesses and the government to work together to achieve this.

Every day, International Rescue Committee staff members greet thousands of refugees arriving on the island, providing them with reliable information and guidance — commodities as valuable as food and shelter. Most of these new arrivals, while thankful for reaching dry land safely, are exhausted, wet and frightened. IRC counsellors, social workers and translators do their best to address their concerns and answer their most pressing questions.