Reports and resources
The International Rescue Committee uses our learning and experience to assist people affected by crisis and shape humanitarian policy and practice. Browse our research and resources.
Community Health Volunteers Deliver Quality Care to Refugees with Hypertension and Diabetes Amid COVID-19 Treatment Interruptions
Community Health Volunteers Deliver Quality Care to Refugees with Hypertension and Diabetes Amid COVID-19 Treatment Interruptions
Career pathways and equity policy recommendations
Policy recommendations focused on advancing equity in career pathway programs, developed by an IRC-led working group of twelve national organizations that met throughout 2021
Career pathways and equity: Building consensus
Developed by an IRC-led working group of twelve national organizations that met throughout 2021, this brief presents key strategies to design, implement, and fund career pathway programs that advance equity
IRC Ethics and Compliance Unit FY 2021 Annual Report
This Annual Report highlights the IRC’s Ethics and Compliance Unit’s progress and its work in 2021.
Protection Denied: Humanitarian Consequences at the U.S. Southern Border One Year Into the Biden Administration
The report provides an overview of the severe humanitarian consequences of the U.S. policies at the U.S.-Mexico border. The first year of the US Administration has demonstrated the real dangers of border externalization—both to vulnerable migrants in need of protection and to the humanitarian organizations working to protect their rights and meet their basic needs. The IRC urges the Biden Administration to end policies of border externalization and to take the necessary actions to build a safe, orderly, and humane asylum process. The IRC calls for an immediate end to Title 42 and MPP.
Finance in Displacement - Joint Lessons Report
Between 2019 and 2021, the IRC partnered with Catholic University Eichstaett-Ingolstadt and Tufts University for the Finance in Displacement (FIND) research project, which interviewed over 280 forcibly displaced persons (FDPs) in Jordan, Kenya, Uganda and Mexico. The final report brings to light the challenges FDPs face in accessing economic opportunities and puts forth a financial health framework for measuring progress against these challenges.
The Case for a New IDA Tier 1 Indicator on Treatment Coverage for Acute Malnutrition
In this brief, the IRC builds the case for the inclusion of an IDA indicator on acute malnutrition treatment with the aim of increasing accountability and expanding the coverage of life-saving treatment in children.
2022 Emergency Watchlist
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Emergency Watchlist 2022 is a call to action for global leaders and the general public.
The Women Peace and Security Index: A new lens on forced displacement
The IRC and the Georgetown Institute for Women Peace and Security's briefing highlights the disadvantages displaced women and girls face in terms of their justice, inclusion and safety and calling for targeted support.
Client Responsive Programming: The IRC’s organizational AAP framework
The purpose of this document is to present the IRC’s approach to institutionalize accountability to affected populations (AAP) across all Country Programs, sectors and through the organizational strategy.