International Rescue Committee

In 2014 the International Rescue Committee and our local partner organizations restored hope and opportunity for millions of people uprooted by war, conflict and natural disasters. Here's a look at some of our recent achievements:

• Helped 17.6 million people whose lives and livelihoods were shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future.
• Provided 16 million people with primary and reproductive health care
• Gave 3.3 million people access to clean drinking water and sanitation
• Vaccinated over 364,000 children under the age of one against disease
• Helped 331,000 women deliver healthy babies in IRC-supported clinics and hospitals
• Treated 104,000 children under the age of five for acute malnutrition.
• Provided schooling and educational opportunities to more than 1 million girls and boys, and trained nearly 23,000 educators
• Provided counseling or cared for 32,500 vulnerable children 
• Counseled and provided essential services to some 11,000 survivors of gender-based violence and educated and mobilized over 1.2 million men, women and children to lead prevention efforts in their communities
• Created 1,530 village savings and loan associations (VSLAs) that benefited some 36,000 members in 8 countries
• Provided 18,000 farmers with agricultural or agribusiness training
• Provided job-related skills training (entrepreneurship, business and financial literacy, vocational training) to 18,000 people
• Provided legal assistance to 22,000 people through IRC-supported legal centers
• In the United States, the IRC helped resettle 10,900 newly arrived refugees and other immigrants