AIC will continue to collect objective information about new developments in Afghanistan and publish it in Pashto and Dari. The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. In the years following, the IRC helped to reunite families separated in the chaos. Photo: Peter Biro/IRC, IRC deployed an emergency team to the Greek island of Lesbos in July 2015 to aid thousands of refugees arriving to Europe from Turkey. Remembering IRC Overseer Elie Wiesel. In 1940, Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC) formed to aid European refugees trapped in Vichy France. You are agreeing to our use of cookies by browsing our site. Fax: + 1 212 551 3179 The International Rescue Committee (IRC), a non-profit, non-sectarian, voluntary agency, was founded in 1933 "at the request of Albert Einstein to assist opponents of Adolf Hitler.The IRC helps people fleeing racial, religious and ethnic persecution, as well as those uprooted by war and violence." Read the article. We’re working closely with local partners to help communities rebuild and recover. International Rescue Committee, UK In memoriam. "[2], In 1940, the "Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC) was formed to aid European refugees trapped in Vichy France, with over 2,000 political, cultural, union and academic leaders rescued in 13 months." Photo: Nick Erjavec/IRC, From 1954 to 1975, the IRC worked aiding Vietnamese refugees displaced by conflict. Since 1993, we’ve resettled over 20,000 refugees from the Balkans in the U.S.. Photo: Elizabeth Rappaport/IRC, In 1994, as a result of the Rwandan genocide and civil war, the IRC established emergency programmes to aid Rwandan refugees. Refugees from Benito Mussolini's Italy and Franco's Spain were later assisted. Photo: IRC, The IRC began work in the former Yugoslavia in 1992 following the ethnic cleansing carried out by the Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Remembering IRC Overseer Andrew Grove. March 30, 2016. "[1], In 1933, the American branch of the European-based International Relief Association (IRA) was founded "to assist Germans suffering under Hitler. The IRC has programmes for children and youth in conflict and crisis affected countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Photo: IRC, When 200,000 Angolans escaped their country’s colonial government during the war of independence in 1962, the IRC launched its first programmes in Africa. 122 East 42nd Street Written by Alton Kastner, IRC Overseer. Photo: IRC, Within weeks of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the IRC rushed to aid Afghan refugees who poured into Pakistan. Phone 212 551 3000 Email info@theirc.org, International Rescue Committee: Freedom Award, International Rescue Committee: Former Board Members (Retrieved Jan 2007), Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, Covert Network: Progressives, The International Rescue Committee And The CIA, The War that did not make the Headlines: Over Five Million Dead in Congo? The IRC has been implementing programmes to support children and youth since its founding. International Rescue Committee Who we are The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and regain control of … Photo: IRC, After a tsunami hit Indonesia on December 26, 2004, our mobile relief teams arrived to provide emergency aid to those affected - including providing child friendly spaces for children displaced by the disaster. Photo: Tyler Jump/IRC. Email: Laura.boone@rescue-uk.org. Has received funding from the NED for their work in Afghanistan in: In 1990 they also received a massive $ 995,700 grant from the NED "To provide medical and diagnostic equipment and urgently needed pharmaceuticals for a program of the Solidarity Social Fund. Founded in 1933, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to people affected by war or disaster. USA Source. Refugees from Mussolini's Italy and Franco's Spain are later assisted. The International Rescue Committee responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Laura is a social worker by profession and has a Master’s degree in Social Development. This page was last edited on 7 August 2014, at 19:47. She has over 10 years of experience working with especially vulnerable children in humanitarian and development settings including in Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, the Netherlands, Uganda and the United Kingdom. The International Rescue Committee (IRC), a non-profit, non-sectarian, voluntary agency, was founded in 1933 "at the request of Albert Einstein to assist opponents of Adolf Hitler. Our site uses cookies. Today, this includes programmes in the areas of child protection, education and youth, and livelihoods. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE. Copyright © International Rescue Committee, 2020. New York, New York 10168-1289 In memoriam. August 29, 2016. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 US cities, the IRC provides support across the sectors of child and youth protection and development, economic recovery and development, governance and rights, health, and women’s protection and empowerment. At the end of World War II, the IRC initiated emergency relief programmes, like this food distribution centre in Berlin, and began refugee resettlement in Europe. 122 East 42nd Street Founded in 1933, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to people affected by war or disaster. Photo: IRC, In the 1960s, the IRC’s first resettlement office outside of New York opened in Miami, to assist Cuban refugees fleeing the Castro dictatorship. IRC History. History. The IRC furthermore has a Research, Evaluation and Learning unit that support IRC’s programmes across sectors to ensure that they are based on the best available evidence and continue to generate evidence on the effectiveness of programmes. "[3], Madeleine Albright, Alan R. Batkin, F. William Barnett, Georgette F. Bennett, W. Michael Blumenthal, Jennifer Brokaw, Glenda Burkhart, Frederick Burkle, Nestor Carbonell, Robert Cotten, Robert P. De Vecchi, Robin Chandler Duke, Theodore J. Forstmann, Kenneth R. French, Maurice R. Greenberg, Andy Grove, Morton Hamburg, Karen Hein, Lucile Herbert, David Hunt, Howard Jonas, Marvin Josephson, Alton Kastner, Irena Kirkland, Henry Kissinger, Yong Kwok, Tom Lantos, Reynold Levy, Vincent Mai, John Makinson, Lucretia Martin, Roberto Martinez, Kati Marton, W. Allen Moore, Robert B. Oakley, Sadako Ogata, Catherine O'Neill, Regina S. Peruggi, Alexandra L. Peters, David N. Pincus, Colin Powell, Donald H. 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