Map of the World

Myanmar Disaster

The death toll continues to soar from the devastating cyclone, while hundreds of thousands of people remain homeless. IRC emergency experts have rushed to the region to assess needs and launch lifesaving assistance for survivors

LATEST NEWS: IRC Response >

Crisis Watch

  • Myanmar Disaster 

    An IRC emergency team is in Myanmar to assess needs and mount relief efforts for survivors of Cyclone Nargis as the magnitude of the disaster becomes more apparent.

    Read More src="https://wadmin5.getactive.com/preview!www.theirc.org/images/globals/arrow_graybg.gif"

  • Uprooted Iraqis 

    In a recent opinion piece in the New York Times, the IRC says Iraqi refugees are living in deplorable and declining conditions in Syria and Jordan. "There is no denying that the United States has a special responsibility to help," the co-authors say.  

    Read More Take Action src="https://wadmin5.getactive.com/preview!www.theirc.org/images/globals/arrow_graybg.gif"

Issues in Focus

  • "Too Much Suffering" in Nepal

    Her husband killed by the Maoists, Banchu Rokaya is one of thousands who fled the remote Karnali area during the Nepalese civil war. The IRC gave Banchu clothes, household items and tools so that she could repair her broken house.

    Banchu's Story    NEW Photo Essay  

  • Healthcare thumb

    IRC's History: Cuban Refugees

    In 1959, rebel forces in Cuba overthrew its unpopular dictator, Fulgencio Batista. A young revolutionary by the name of Fidel Castro took control of the government. So began a new flow of refugees, one that would profoundly shape the IRC’s emerging international role. 

    A Global IRC é   The IRC and Einstein 

More Crisis Updates:

Congo,  Somalia, Darfur, Kenya

More Issues in Focus:

Violence against women and how you can help end it



IRC eCards


THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHILANTHROPY
GIVES THE IRC AN A.

THE FORBES INVESTMENT GUIDE NAMED THE IRC
ONE OF 10 GOLD STAR CHARITIES.

BBB WISE GIVING ALLIANCE NOTES THE
IRC MEETS ALL 20 STANDARDS.


From Harm to Home.