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Meet Alex Cruz: a 21-year-old who refuses to turn her back on asylum seekers
Despite being in constant pain from health issues she's had since birth, Alex chooses to focus on assisting families looking for safety and protection. "My job is the only reason I get up in the morning," she says.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
IRC: G7 must take concerted action to fight global hunger crisis
- Press Release
- July 14, 2022
32 NGO leaders are calling on the Security Council to renew the resolution, which authorises the UN to deliver life-saving aid to millions of Syrians in need, for a period of 12 months
- Press Release
- July 14, 2022
Dancing across a bridge
When the International Rescue Committee brought local leaders from opposing political parties together to choose the projects that would benefit their community the most, a new bridge topped their combined list.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
How the Emergency Rescue Committee became the International Rescue Committee and where we are today
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 organisation became the International Rescue Committee and how we’ve continued to support people facing conflict and crisis for the past 90 years. 1933 Varian Fry at his office in Marseilles in the spring of 1941.
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8 refugee activists and changemakers you need to know about
Meet refugee changemakers who are shaping policies, art, traditions, dreams and futures in ordinary—and extraordinary—ways.
- Article
- June 14, 2023
The IRC warns escalating violence in the West Bank threatens to collapse the health system
- Press Release
- September 20, 2024
As conflict in the Middle East widens, the IRC urges an immediate and lasting ceasefire to allow a devastated Gaza the essential aid and services needed
- Press Release
- October 3, 2024
The IRC calls for the protection of civilians and increased funding amid escalating hostilities in northern Syria
- Press Release
- December 3, 2024
IRC: Trump Administration decision to reduce refugee admissions to the US to 18,000 represents a failure of American leadership and moral authority
- Press Release
- August 25, 2022