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Syrian refugee children share their secret superpowers
At least a half million Syrian refugee children live in Lebanon. Many have no choice but to work on the streets or in the fields to help their families survive. The International Rescue Committee gives them a safe place to play, learn, and just be kids. Meet a group of children as they spend a day in one of these safe spaces dressing up in superhero costumes and talking about their secret superpowers.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
New data shows benefit of sending cash ahead of climate disasters, says IRC
- Press Release
- August 1, 2023
Go inside a COVID-19 response at the Venezuela-Colombia border
After the closure of the Venezuela-Colombia border left thousands stranded, the IRC moved quickly to set up triage medical care, including testing and treatment for COVID-19.
- Article
- May 15, 2020
How the Trump Administration has sabotaged America’s welcome
Since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2017 his administration has repeatedly implemented policies that pull the welcome mat from under the feet of refugees and immigrants seeking safety in the United States.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
IRC report: Nearly 60 percent of Americans believe the U.S. has a moral obligation to help refugees
- Press Release
- June 27, 2022
A new low: spread of cholera plagues famine-affected regions
- Press Release
- June 27, 2022
Artist Marc Quinn’s Upcoming Work, Odyssey, to Raise Awareness and $30 Million for the Global Refugee Crisis
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Live updates: Go inside the IRC’s response to COVID-19
What does it look like to protect the world’s most vulnerable from the novel coronavirus? Go inside IRC coronavirus preparedness and response programs, launched in over 40 countries.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Imagine you had to flee your home
Imagine if you had to flee your home. No time to think. No time to dwell. What memories would you leave behind? What would haunt you? This video narrated by actor and International Rescue Committee supporter Mandy Patinkin puts you in the shoes of the 60 million people worldwide who are uprooted by war, conflict or persecution -- the greatest upheaval of humanity since World War II.
- Video
- December 24, 2015
A Syrian boy in Lebanon experiences a moment of joy
Nine-year-old Maher discovered his love for photography after the IRC gave him a camera to photograph his friends.
- Video
- April 13, 2022