Issues in Focus
Photo: The IRCResettling Refugees
The International Rescue Committee supports newly arrived refugees by providing immediate aid, including food and shelter. Through a network of staff members and volunteers we provide access to the tools of self-reliance: housing, job placement and employment skills, clothing, medical attention, education, English-language classes and community orientation. Each resettlement office serves as a free, one-stop center for refugees’ needs during their pivotal first months in the U.S.-sufficient.
Advocating Change
Spotlighting Forgotten Crises
The IRC pressures governments and international organizations to take action to help and protect refugees, displaced people and other victims of conflict.
Protecting Children
Hope for the Future
More than 30 million people are displaced because of war, half of them children. IRC programs help protect and nurture 350,000 young people in over 20 countries worldwide.
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Fighting Gender-based Violence
Fighting sexual violence is a major IRC priority in post-civil war Liberia. In this video, the IRC's Marian Rogers empowers women to prevent and respond to gender-based violence to create safer communities for women and girls.
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