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Help Ukrainian families now
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As U.S. government funding for Ukraine aid faces cuts, IRC teams are working to maintain vital support for those affected by conflict. Your matched gift today helps fill critical funding gaps.
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The IRC helps people survive, recover and rebuild
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For over 90 years, we’ve provided humanitarian aid and long-term support to people affected by conflict, disaster and displacement. Today, we work in 40+ countries to deliver lifesaving emergency relief and help families rebuild.
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within 72 hours, staying to help countries stabilize and people rebuild their lives
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refugees welcomed by the United States, helping them to succeed and thrive
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Innovation
### IRC named one of the most innovative companies of 2025
Innovation is at the heart of the IRC’s mission. Explore some of our groundbreaking programs that deliver impact where it matters most.
More about the IRC's innovation
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Gaza crisis
### Ceasefire reinstatement needed to avert worsening humanitarian disaster in Gaza
Read the article
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Aid cuts
### How U.S. aid cuts impact public health
Learn more here
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Explainer
### Behind the headlines: Temporary Protected Status
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Our perspective
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Press updates
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### Ceasefire must be reinstated to avert worsening humanitarian disaster in Gaza, the IRC warns
March 18, 2025
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### Syria: The IRC urges increased support as Brussels Conference fails to close humanitarian funding gap
March 18, 2025
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Why the IRC
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> I support the IRC because I believe everyone should have an opportunity to seek a better future for themselves. My family had that opportunity and I’m so very grateful for it.
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> Rami Malek
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> Actor and IRC Ambassador
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Crises the world can't ignore in 2025
Record numbers of people, many fleeing violence and persecution, need humanitarian aid. Learn about the world's worst crises and how to help in our 2025 Emergency Watchlist.
Read the report
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Refugee stories from around the world
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In their own words, people share when and why they had to flee—and what life is like now.
It’s been so horrible, reading the news and wondering where family members are. All my relatives are in eastern Ukraine and I am afraid of what could happen to them.
Newly engaged and working amid the conflict and crisis at home, Ukrainian refugee Anastasiia is rebuilding her life in Poland.
[Meet Anastasiia](/article/anastasiias-story-life-after-fleeing-ukraine)
When I came from Syria to Jordan, I experienced some things \[…\] I must convey this message to people to see how much people suffer when they migrate from place to place, from country to country.
Ten years ago, Hamida was forced to start her life again after her family left Syria due to conflict. Today, she’s following her dream as a professional photographer in Amman, Jordan.
[Meet Hamida](/article/meet-hamida-photographer-and-syrian-refugee-capturing-moments-jordan)
It’s been so horrible, reading the news and wondering where family members are. All my relatives are in eastern Ukraine and I am afraid of what could happen to them.
Newly engaged and working amid the conflict and crisis at home, Ukrainian refugee Anastasiia is rebuilding her life in Poland.
[Meet Anastasiia](/article/anastasiias-story-life-after-fleeing-ukraine)
When I came from Syria to Jordan, I experienced some things \[…\] I must convey this message to people to see how much people suffer when they migrate from place to place, from country to country.
Ten years ago, Hamida was forced to start her life again after her family left Syria due to conflict. Today, she’s following her dream as a professional photographer in Amman, Jordan.
[Meet Hamida](/article/meet-hamida-photographer-and-syrian-refugee-capturing-moments-jordan)
It’s been so horrible, reading the news and wondering where family members are. All my relatives are in eastern Ukraine and I am afraid of what could happen to them.
Newly engaged and working amid the conflict and crisis at home, Ukrainian refugee Anastasiia is rebuilding her life in Poland.
[Meet Anastasiia](/article/anastasiias-story-life-after-fleeing-ukraine)
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