International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Comité international de secours
Comité Internacional de Rescate
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URL: https://www.rescue.org/
URL: http://www.rescue-uk.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RESCUEorg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InternationalRescueCommittee
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/RESCUEorg
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Founded
1933
History
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Provide relief, protection and resettlement for refugees and victims of civil unrest, persecution and natural disaster and administer such relief without regard to race, nationality or religion; conduct programs of public education regarding the situation, circumstances, needs and plight of such victims of oppression and civil unrest for the purpose of mobilizing assistance on their behalf.
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Cooperation and financial support from: E-XE3480 - Center for Information on Migration in Latin America; E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC); B-XB0971 - FAO; E-XE3382 - UNDP; F-XF3380 - UNICEF; G-XG2898 - United States Agency for International Development (USAID); F-XE3543 - World Food Programme (WFP). Associated with Department of Global Communications of the United Nations.
- Partner of: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Partner of: United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI)
- Partner of: World Health Organization (WHO)
- Observer status with: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Member of:
- E-XM5571 - Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (The Alliance); G-XJ2794 - Alliance to End Hunger; G-XG0457 - American Council for Voluntary International Action (InterAction); E-XM5384 - Better Than Cash Alliance; F-XF6064 - Business Humanitarian Forum (BHF); B-XM4452 - CHS Alliance; G-XM2107 - CORE Group; F-XM8789 - Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN); F-XF2696 - European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE); F-XJ9954 - European NGO Platform Asylum and Migration (EPAM); F-XN4518 - European Policy Centre (EPC); F-XM4529 - Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI); F-XJ3028 - Global Coalition Against Child Pneumonia; F-XM5009 - Global Education Cluster; G-XG2723 - Global Impact; E-XM7211 - Global WASH Cluster (GWC); F-XM1641 - Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN); F-XF7183 - Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE); D-XJ1084 - International Childhood and Youth Research Network (ICYRnet); A-XA1762 - International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA); F-XJ2148 - NetHope; F-XM6948 - Start Network; E-XE1881 - Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies (VOICE).
Supporting organization of: F-XJ7465 - Scaling Up Nutrition Movement (SUN Movement). Stakeholder in: U-XJ7047 - Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI). Set up: G-XG9620 - FilmAid International (FAI); G-XG7105 - Women's Refugee Commission (WRC). Instrumental in setting up: F-XM8112 - ONE. Partner of: J-XM5387 - 1,000 Days; F-XF1011 - Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA); F-XJ0689 - Crisis Action; E-XJ5845 - Global Health Cluster (GHC); E-XM7202 - Global Shelter Cluster (GSC); E-XF1898 - Helen Keller Intl (HKI); G-XM7112 - Mastercard Foundation. Links with: U-XG4544 - Africa Rehabilitation and Education Programme Foundation (AREP Foundation); F-XJ8597 - Fleet Forum; E-XJ7692 - Global Protection Cluster (GPC); U-XF3109 - International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL); G-XG6783 - Operation USA; U-XG7992 - ReliefNet. Links indicated by: E-AA2140 - Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies.
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XF0054
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