Each day, thousands of people are fleeing war and chaos in Syria and other countries. The IRC has a simple message to leaders from Jordan to Germany, from the United Kingdom to the United States: Make #RefugeesWelcome.
For more than 80 years the International Rescue Committee has been helping refugees fleeing war and persecution to find safety and rebuild their lives.
All of us at the IRC are appalled both at the scale of suffering around the world — 60 million people on the run last year alone — and at the unwillingness of wealthier countries to step up and support refugees in need.
We have a simple message to leaders from Jordan to Germany, from the United Kingdom to the United States: Make #RefugeesWelcome.