World Refugee Day 2026: Close the Distance

This World Refugee Day, join the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in helping close the distance between crisis and safety, uncertainty and opportunity, & displacement and belonging.

Around the world, families forced to flee conflict, disaster, and persecution face enormous barriers to rebuilding their lives. The distance to a health clinic, a school, a safe home, or a new beginning can be measured not only in miles, but in access to hope and opportunity. Through lifesaving humanitarian aid, health care, education, protection services, and refugee resettlement support, the IRC helps people affected by crisis survive, recover, and rebuild their futures.

This year's World Refugee Day theme, Close the Distance, reminds us that while crisis separates people from safety and stability, humanity has the power to bridge that gap. Whether someone lives three doors down or three thousand miles away, we all share the same hopes for our families and the same need for safety, dignity, and opportunity.

Your donation will help the IRC reach refugees and displaced families with critical support when they need it most. Together, we can ensure that distance never determines who gets help.

Crisis creates distance. Humanity closes it. Donate today and help refugees rebuild their lives.