Shortly after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011, the International Rescue Committee responded by providing technical and financial support to three Japanese aid ...

Third country removals send a person to a country they’re not from. International law guarantees the right to seek asylum. Third country removals risk leaving people in countries they’ve never been to ...

For more than a decade, the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) annual Emergency Watchlist has accurately predicted 85-95 percent of the countries most likely to face a worsening humanitarian ...

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 ...

Netflix’s Transatlantic tells the story of how Varian Fry and the Emergency Rescue Committee helped thousands of refugees flee France during World War II. Read how the organization became the ...

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

For the third year in a row, Sudan tragically tops the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Emergency Watchlist as the country most at risk of new or worsening humanitarian crises. Sudan’s collapse ...

The IRC in Boise is located at 7285 W. Franklin Rd. Boise, ID 83709. Our office reception operates Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am - 4pm and Thursdays from 11am - 4pm only. IRC's ...

The IRC in Denver is located at 1873 S. Bellaire Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80222. IRC's programs typically operate Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm. Our office is closed on Saturdays and ...

Over 72,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to OCHA, which bases its figures on the Gaza Ministry of Health statistics, and more than 173,000 have been injured since October 7, 2023.

Intense conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has displaced millions and is driving humanitarian needs across the country while regional tensions remain high, especially with neighboring ...