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Violence prevention and response at the International Rescue Committee
The Violence, Prevention and Response (VPR) unit implements programming that prevents violence against women, children, especially girls, and other vulnerable groups, and responds to it when it does occur.
- Resource
- October 12, 2016
The top 10 crises the world can't ignore in 2022
Record numbers of people, many fleeing violence and persecution, need humanitarian aid. Learn about the world’s worst crises in 2022 and what can be done to help.
- Article
- October 20, 2023
Greece
Greece currently hosts over 214,000 refugees and almost 20,000 asylum-seekers, half of whom wish to remain in the country. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps ensure these individuals understand their rights and provides them with job training, while also advocating for their rights, so that they can rebuild their lives.
- Country
Books for Ukraine
- Books for Ukraine
Myanmar: Dire Conditions Demand Action
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
David Miliband's remarks at the Facing History Benefit Dinner
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Beginning a New Life in America, With Mentors by their Side
The New York Times covers a Congolese refugee family resettled by the IRC in Oakland and their mentor family in Oakland, California.
- Announcement
- January 18, 2017
Nutrition at the International Rescue Committee
In acute emergencies, the IRC implements community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) to ensure that children and pregnant lactating women get the treatment they need. As countries evolve from emergencies to rebuilding, the IRC prioritizes the prevention and treatment of malnutrition.
- Resource
- November 12, 2018
Civil Society Statement on the Protection of Civilians in Urban Conflict (2022)
- Press Release
- May 17, 2022
Behind the headlines, hope
Despair and devastation ring loud in headlines defined by the hopelessness and loss felt by millions everywhere. The weight of those words is heavy, and the futures of many communities seem uncertain at best. But brave individuals are rewriting their story. Theirs is not a story of hopelessness and loss, but one of optimism and strength.
- Video
- April 13, 2022