The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people whose lives and livelihoods have been shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and rebuild. We provide critical services and support to refugees and the communities hosting them around the world, ensuring they have access to food, water, and shelter as well as education and health care.
Every year on World Refugee Day, June 20th, the latest data is released on the number of people displaced around the world. Today more people have been forced to flee their homes than ever before due to disaster, conflict, and crisis-over 110M people
An updated number of displaced people in the world is released every year. More than 100 million in recent years. That's more than double the number of displaced people 10 years ago.This World Refugee Day at the IRC, refugees are taking over the narrative and sharing their stories using a different kind of number-the numbers that make up their lives.If the big numbers don't grab your attention, the stories behind the numbers will.
The IRC marks this day each year through our flagship campaign that uplifts the stories of people behind these numbers in their own words. Last year more than 43 leading corporations and foundations partnered with us in custom ways to engage around this moment. Together, we reached 45M people and won 5 Anthem Awards for the campaign. Your gift allows us to deliver comprehensive help to people around the world. This gift will be used where and when most needed.
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