We serve
people whose lives have been upended by war, conflict and natural disasters
We work
in countries where people don’t have the support they need to recover from crisis
We respond
within 72 hours, staying to help countries stabilize and people rebuild their lives
We resettle
refugees in the United States, whilst using our expertise to advocate for Europe to do more
- For children ... education is everything. We must give them a good start, give them every chance to be whoever they want to be, to be what Syria needs. I thought I could help to build a generation of thinkers, of doers, that could save Syria."
Nahala, from the besieged Syrian city of Dara'a, is one of 57,000 refugees trapped in Greece by border closings along the Balkan route. - If the war in Syria ends ... we’ll think about going back, but for now, we have settled here in Jordan. I want to enhance our lives here. I want to keep volunteering. I want to give my children a good life and an education."
Amira volunteers with the IRC to bring lifesaving health care to fellow Syrian refugees in Jordan - I learned that men stand to gain from a violence-free environment...and it inspired me to believe in myself as a man who can be a part of the solution to ending violence against women in my community."
With training from the IRC, father of two Andrew Kusimba is working to raise awareness about violence against women and girls and promote equality in his community in Kenya.
Never before has the world needed the IRC as it does today. Meeting those needs will require not only new thinking and approaches, but new partners.
David MilibandPresident & CEO of the International Rescue Committee