Thank you for your interest in welcoming refugees to your community. By volunteering with the IRC in Silver Spring, MD, you use your skills to help people who have fled violence and persecution to ...

Trump administration suspended refugee resettlement, canceled 10,000+ flights, terminated agency contracts, and cut ...

Each year, the International Rescue Committee releases a list of the 20 humanitarian crises expected to deteriorate the most over the next year. For the past decade, this report has helped us ...

24 September 2025 — Children in Gaza continue to bear the brunt of war, following nearly two years of Israeli bombardment and the Israeli military’s latest ground operation in Gaza city. The ...

Nearly every person in Gaza needs urgent humanitarian assistance. 1.9 million Palestinians have been displaced. All three thresholds of famine—catastrophic hunger, acute malnutrition, and mass ...

The International Rescue Committee provides opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in America. Each year, thousands of ...

On August 31, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, causing over 2,000 deaths, leaving thousands more injured across four provinces, and severely damaging homes and health ...

The IRC’s Center for Financial Opportunity (CFO) helps newcomers and other low-income individuals reach self-sufficiency by finding entry-level employment and progress to living wage jobs, learn basic ...

Learn how anticipatory action is enabling families in Somalia to care for their animals, send their children to school, and ...

Each year, the International Rescue Committee analyzes 190 countries and territories to identify the countries at greatest risk of experiencing a new or worsening humanitarian crisis in the coming ...

The IRC's 2025 Emergency Watchlist highlights the top 10 global crises, focusing on countries like Sudan, Syria, and Myanmar, where conflict, climate change, and economic instability exacerbate ...