The United States announced today that it will primarily resettle people from one country — Afrikaners from South Africa — under a new refugee ceiling of 17,500 for fiscal year 2027. The ...

For the third consecutive year, Haiti remains on the IRC's Watchlist as the nation grapples with an ongoing political crisis. This crisis was sparked by the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in ...

New York, NY, April 8, 2026 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) welcomes the announcement of a two week ceasefire, as well as the reopening of the Hormuz Strait. This follows weeks of ...

Right now, more people have been forced to flee their homes than ever before. From the crisis in Ukraine to climate shocks in East Africa, global instability is on the rise—while the right to seek ...

A historic super El Niño, set to peak between November 2026 and January 2027, threatens to push millions of people into acute food insecurity as conflict-disrupted shipping routes drive up food, ...

Each year, the International Rescue Committee analyzes 190 countries and territories to identify the countries at greatest risk of experiencing a new or worsening humanitarian crisis in the coming ...

Bogota, Colombia, August 10, 2026 — A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia earlier today, leaving at least 110 people dead and nearly 100 injured. International Rescue Committee (IRC) ...

After losing everything to displacement, shelling, and a fire, Hawa is determined to rebuild a life for herself and her kids.

Learn more about the IRC's group of exceptionally talented and thoughtful public figures using their platforms to advocate for the almost 300 million people in humanitarian need. Artists, athletes and ...

September 11, 2019 - IRC Inc. has established The International Rescue Committee Sverige Insamlingsstiftelse (“IRC-SV”) in Stockholm, Sweden. IRC-SV is a fundraising foundation and its purpose is to ...

The International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) annual Emergency Watchlist highlights the 20 countries most at risk of new or worsened humanitarian emergencies. For more than a decade, this report has ...

As world leaders gather for UNGA, the IRC warned that the institution’s goals to end poverty, hunger and disease are failing.