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International Rescue Committee

What we do

The mission of the IRC is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.

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Where we focus

The IRC will put in place high-impact, cost-effective solutions that help people affected by crisis. We'll also use our learning and experience to shape humanitarian policy and practice in ways that improve the lives of more people worldwide. And in all of our work we will focus on breaking down each of the barriers faced by women and girls.

Health

Millions of people, particularly women and children, die from preventable causes in countries affected by conflict and natural disasters.

Refugee children in a classroom at a refugee camp in northern Thailand

Education

Education is the ultimate empowerment tool for children, their families and communities to survive and recover from conflict or crisis.

Safety

Trapped in countries plagued by crisis, many people cannot access resources they need to ensure their own safety.

Economic wellbeing

Economic wellbeing means people have their most basic survival needs met and have sustainable income and assets so they can prosper.

Empowerment

If people do not know their rights or have the power to make important decisions, they will struggle to improve their lives.

A woman at Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya

Women & Girls

With the right support and investment, women and girls can change their own future and uplift entire communities. They can change the world.

Where we're going

Six strategic objectives drive greater impact in our work in the U.S. and internationally. Learn more about IRC2020

IRC and Sesame Street win MacArthur 100&Change grant

[This grant] is a transformational investment that will bring hope and opportunity to a generation of refugee children ... IRC’s partnership with Sesame is an incredible validation of our determination to put education center-stage in humanitarian settings.

David MilibandPresident and CEO of the International Rescue Committee
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