Asia

Afghanistan

Its people have endured three decades of wide-scale conflict, and at the same time have suffered from frequent natural calamities such as droughts, floods and earthquakes. The IRC focuses on emergency...read more

Myanmar

The International Rescue Committee started working in Myanmar (also known as Burma) in May 2008 in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. Initially focussing on the hard-hit Irawaddy Delta region, our recovery efforts...read more

Northern Caucasus

The Northern Caucasus is a region on the southern border of the Russian Federation, which includes the republics of Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan. The region was torn apart by the first and second...read more

Pakistan

The IRC is rebuilding homes, schools, roads and other infrastructure to help Pakistanis get back to normal life. In addition, the IRC is providing health care and sanitation facilities and giving Pakistanis...read more

Thailand

The IRC started working in Thailand in 1976 in response to the influx of refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Today, we serve people uprooted from Myanmar, also known as Burma, who began crossing...read more