IRC-UK is a registered charity, number 1065972
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What we do
Over the past 80 years, the IRC has developed expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild their lives.
Focussing on specific key areas, we work to meet the needs of refugees, displaced people and communities, and help them to take control of their lives.
Emergency response
In a moment, the outbreak of war or the threat of violence and persecution can turn lives upside down...
Women and girls
Violence against women and girls is endemic in conflict areas, and its consequences are both devastating...
Advocating for change
The International Rescue Committee delivers programmes in some of the most difficult and challenging...
Research, evaluation and learning
It is the International Rescue Committee's mission to respond to the world’s worst crises...
Children and young people
War exacts a terrible toll on children and young people. They are murdered and wounded. They are abducted...
Governance and rights
Many of today’s conflicts are the result of failed states and repressive or dysfunctional regimes...
Economic recovery
When people are displaced by crisis, they often have to leave everything behind. When they return to...
Health
An estimated 300 million people worldwide live in countries affected by armed conflict. When violence...
Urban refugees
For most people, the word ‘refugee’ conjures images of endless rows of white tents spread...
Health
An estimated 300 million people worldwide live in countries affected by armed conflict. When violence...
Hidden Lives: The Untold Story of Urban Refugees
“I photographed refugees at night to use the darkness as a metaphor for their current situation...
From Twitter
- RT @eu_echo: 1,200 have fled fighting in #SouthSudan to #Ethiopia. @WFP, @refugees, @IOM_news, @UNICEF, & @IRCUK to assess needs. http://t.…
- RT @Donohoe_P: Number of #Syria #refugees hits 1.5 million says @unhcr. At this rate could be as high as 3.5 million by end of year http://…
- RT @LCO_orchestra: Looking forward to our performance in Cadogan Hall tomorrow night! Featuring the talented young Syrian pianist,... http:…
- IRC teams in Burma prepare to assist 1000s caught in destructive path of Cyclone Mahasen. Read more: http://t.co/c1RKPoAfks
- RT @Donohoe_P: Impressive graphic from @GdnDevelopment showing #Mali's 475,000 displaced people and #refugees http://t.co/8UlWqPtSXD