New York, NY, June 12, 2025 — Today’s UN figures confirm a continued record high: over 122 million people are forcibly displaced worldwide — more than the populations of Spain and the United Kingdom ...

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 ...

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.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a critical humanitarian tool that protects foreign nationals residing in the United States from deportation when conditions in their home countries make it unsafe ...

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.

Over 72,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to OCHA, which bases its figures on the Gaza Ministry of Health statistics, and more than 173,000 have been injured since October 7, 2023.