On October 7, 2023, the decades-long conflict in the region experienced an unprecedented escalation when Hamas and other ...

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) welcomes the announcement today of a ceasefire in Gaza after 465 days of conflict. This ceasefire must be a turning point. It is a chance to shield civilians ...

In November 2024, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Ecuador's Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at transforming local education systems and ...

People in refugee camps in Syria, Greece and Bangladesh face a heightened risk of COVID-19 due to more densely populated conditions than even the Diamond Princess—the cruise ship where transmission of ...

The Emergency Watchlist is the IRC’s assessment of the 20 countries at greatest risk of new humanitarian emergencies each year. It is based on an analytically rigorous process that deploys 65 ...

In 1933, Albert Einstein and a small group of humanitarians formed what would become the International Rescue Committee. Today, we deliver lasting impact by providing health care, helping children ...

I Emergency Watchlist listar RESCUE de 20 länder i världen som löper störst risk för förvärrade humanitära kriser under året. Vad vet du om de mest krisdrabbade länderna i världen? Testa dina ...

Berlin, 13. Januar 2025 — In Pakistan warten derzeit über 3000 Afghaninnen und Afghanen mit einer Aufnahmezusage für Deutschland auf die Ausstellung ihrer Visumspapiere für die Ausreise nach ...

Who are refugees and displaced persons? They are men, women and children fleeing war, persecution and political upheaval. They are uprooted with little warning, enduring great hardship during their ...

Providing cash assistance—through debit card accounts with no strings attached, where appropriate—so that people can buy what they need themselves, which benefits the local economy; Supporting local ...

Tony-winning actor and singer Mandy Patinkin and his wife, actor and writer Kathryn Grody, embody the IRC’s commitment to empowering refugees and raising the voices of the people we serve. Having ...