International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a non-governmental and nonsectarian international relief and developmental organization that is based in United States. It has operations in more than 40 countries. The organization aims to provide rescue and shelter to people who have lost their homes and are abandoned due to any kind of natural disaster, conflict or oppression. The organization consists of first responders, relief workers, international development experts, educators and health care providers.

The organization provides various kinds of services the world over, depending on the need of the hour. There are special IRC settlement offices that look into the needs of the various refugees that have come to United States seeking sanctuary. The offices help in assisting these people to settle down and adjust to the new environment. They also provide adequate skills so that these people may become self-sufficient.

There is an emergency response team that operates under the IRC. The specialist team assesses survival needs and arrange for a proper response to the situation by deciding on the specific action. This team consists of logisticians, doctors and coordinators in addition to human right activists who look into the needs of children. These experts prevent sexual violence and rape.

The health programs that the ORC carries out reduce illnesses and death rates during emergencies. The focus is on primary health care, environmental health child survival, blindness treatment and prevention. There are also gender based violence programs and the IRC fights against all the various crimes perpetrated against women and girls. These programs try to reduce the level of psychological damage that is done. At a larger level they work towards changing the mindset of communities that discriminate on the basis of gender.

Some of the other areas that the IRC is involved in include post conflict development, programs for children, resettling refugees and advocacy.

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