Sometimes, music speaks when words fail. That’s what a group of Syrian girls discovered through music classes run by the International Rescue Committee.

Sami is 18, 'football-crazy' and on a mission to make it.

Imagine this: you’ve escaped persecution in your own country. You arrive somewhere new and you don’t’ know a soul. You don’t speak the language and you can’t even read the letters of the alphabet.

The IRC's mobile health and protection teams are fighting to deliver life-saving care especially in remote areas of Libya.

Millions of young Syrians know only bombed-out ruins, not schools—soldiers, not teachers. They are fleeing brutal conflicts instead of learning in safe classrooms. Together, the International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop are responding to the crisis by bringing laughter and learning to the most vulnerable children in the world.

How do you provide life-saving medical care in a war torn country? Rent a van. An in-obtrusive van with room enough for a doctor, a gynecologist, a pharmacist and a nurse, stock it with pharmaceuticals, fill up the tank, and send it on its way.

Dr. Manal Faham runs a busy neurology practice in Dubai. She’s been working in the Gulf States for almost 30 years. But as she watched the tragic war unfold in her native Syria, she took leave from her practice to join doctors working to save the sick and wounded.

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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been helping people affected by humanitarian crisis for 90 years. Read about our history, our achievements and our innovative approach to solving big problems.