Refugees bring many skills and talents to their communities—and to the playing fields of football, the most popular sport in the world. At both club and national level, refugee footballers have left ...

Mexico City, Mexico, October 22, 2024 — With the humanitarian crisis related to mixed migration in Mexico steadily worsening during 2024, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Danish ...

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 ...

Rescue teams expand efforts to save refugee communities from further devastation, as monsoon rains cause major landslides and IRC scales up emergency response. Major landslides have claimed the lives ...

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 uses our learning and experience to assist people affected by crisis and shape humanitarian policy and practice. Browse our research and resources.

Each year, the U.S. president sets a refugee cap that determines how many refugees can be resettled. The Trump administration initially set a record-low cap for fiscal year 2026, before creating ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Jan. 12, 2010, a massive 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti about 10 miles southwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince, killing 300,000 people and leaving 2.3 million homeless without clean water or food.