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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.

Explore our goals

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.

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.

Power

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

Education in Emergencies

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

Urban Crises

The world is urbanising rapidly and natural disasters and displacement crises will increasingly occur in urban settings.

Women’s Protection and Empowerment

Violence against women and girls is endemic in areas affected by conflict and disaster, and its consequences are both devastating and lasting.

Cash Relief

We provide temporary cash relief to people whose lives and livelihoods have been shattered by conflict and disaster

Health

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

Where we're going

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

#BetterAid

2016 is a critical year to address and improve some of the fundamental ways of how the aid community operates.

Jodi NelsonSenior vice president of Policy and Practice, International Rescue Committee
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