About International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and help people to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded at the request of Albert Einstein, the organization offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees and displaced people forced to flee from war or disaster. The organization restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure.
Work area
Research, Advocacy, Education, Campaigns, Activism, Lobbying
Motto
We respond to the world’s worst humanitarian crises & help people to survive, recover, and gain control of their future.
Country Offices
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominica, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S., Yemen, Zimbabwe
Quickfacts
Founded: 1933
Location (HQ): United States
Scope: Global
Focus area: Women, Children, Refugees, Health, Water, Poverty
Does this organisation offer paid Internships?
No