Since April 2023, more than 215,000 Sudanese refugees fleeing conflict and insecurity in Sudan have sought refuge in ...

The International Rescue Committee first bestowed its Freedom Award for extraordinary contributions to the cause of refugees and human freedom to Willy Brandt. The year was 1957. The list of those who ...

Beirut, Lebanon, November 27, 2024 — Juan Gabriel Wells, the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) Country Director in Lebanon, says, "We welcome yesterday’s announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon ...

This wise recommendation from Albert Einstein represents the International Rescue Committee’s strong commitment to research, evaluation and learning. Appropriately, it comes from the great scientist ...

David Miliband oversees the IRC's humanitarian relief operations in more than 40 countries and its refugee resettlement and assistance programs in 29 cities across the United States. Under his ...

Sarah Smith, Ed.D., is the senior director of education at the International Rescue Committee (IRC). She and her team establish the vision and direction for the IRC’s education programs around the ...

The IRC was founded in 1933 to help people survive in the face of racist violence and fascist oppression and we are committed to racial and social justice. These values are core to the IRC mission of ...

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