International Rescue Committee Inc
IRC
The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. IRC teams provide health care, infrastructure, learning and economic support to people in 40 countries, with special programs designed for women and children. With programmes in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the Caribbean, we work in refugee camps, disaster areas and countries that host refugees. We also work with communities recovering from war or experiencing prolonged crisis or conflict. The IRC was founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein. When an emergency arises, the IRC arrives on the scene within 72 hours with urgently needed supplies and expertise that protect people caught in the midst of chaos. We commit to stay as long as we are needed, helping survivors to heal, recover and rebuild their communities to be stronger, more stable and more democratic.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Jaume Asens Llodrà (Member of the European Parliament)
19 Nov 2025 · Asylum cases in Italy
Meeting with Lukas Mandl (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
3 Nov 2025 · Interlinkage of development cooperation and migration
Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament) and European Council on Refugees and Exiles
27 Oct 2025 · Panel Discussion: Realising solidarity under the Pact
Meeting with Hadja Lahbib (Commissioner) and
16 Sept 2025 · • The Humanitarian system reform • The EU Fragility Framework • Innovative finance • MFF • Gaza • Sudan
Meeting with Frederik Schutyser (Head of Unit European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations)
4 Sept 2025 · Discuss the findings of the ECA Special report 15/2025 that are relevant to IRC
Meeting with Marit Maij (Member of the European Parliament)
10 Jul 2025 · Meeting with representatives from the IRC
Meeting with Johannes Luchner (Deputy Director-General Migration and Home Affairs), Johannes Luchner (Deputy Director-General Migration and Home Affairs) and
9 Jul 2025 · Discussion on the Commission's proposals on the Return Regulation, the Safe Third Country Concept and on the Safe Countries of Origin
Meeting with Marit Maij (Member of the European Parliament)
22 May 2025 · Meeting with representatives from the IRC Yemen
Meeting with Sabine Zwaenepoel (Acting Head of Unit Directorate-General for International Partnerships)
20 May 2025 · Exchange on IRC projects and update on EU funding for development
Meeting with Marit Maij (Member of the European Parliament)
26 Mar 2025 · Meeting with representatives from the IRC
Meeting with Johannes Luchner (Deputy Director-General Migration and Home Affairs) and
17 Mar 2025 · Exchange on resettlement and integration
Meeting with Lora Borissova (Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja Lahbib) and
13 Mar 2025 · Humanitarian situation in Sudan.
Meeting with Lora Borissova (Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja Lahbib) and Danish Refugee Council Brussels
6 Mar 2025 · Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Meeting with Joanna Darmanin (Head of Unit European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations)
27 Feb 2025 · Introductory call of the new INEE Director.
Meeting with Esther Pozo Vera (Head of Unit Migration and Home Affairs) and
19 Feb 2025 · Consultation with civil society organisations on the review of the safe third country (STC) concept
Meeting with Dubravka Šuica (Commissioner)
18 Feb 2025 · Introductory meeting to exchange on the portfolio on the Mediterranean
Meeting with Leire Pajín (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Feb 2025 · EU humanitarian aid policy and recent geopolitical events
Meeting with Marit Maij (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Feb 2025 · Meeting on Financing for development
Meeting with Koen Doens (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships) and
17 Feb 2025 · Discussion on IRC-INTPA partnership, strategic orientations of INTPA for the rest of the MFF, and engagement in fragile settings
Meeting with Grigorios Delavekouras (Cabinet of Commissioner Magnus Brunner), Natasha Bertaud (Cabinet of Commissioner Magnus Brunner)
17 Feb 2025 · Resettlement, humanitarian aid and integration of refugees in Europe
Meeting with Koen Doens (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)
17 Feb 2025 · Shared priorities and potential future collaboration
Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament)
12 Feb 2025 · Work of the LIBE WG on Implementation of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum
Meeting with Hadja Lahbib (Commissioner) and
18 Jan 2025 · • Humanitarian access • Cooperation
Meeting with Marit Maij (Member of the European Parliament)
10 Dec 2024 · Meeting with representatives from the IRC
Meeting with Barry Andrews (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)
5 Dec 2024 · DEVE
Meeting with Leire Pajín (Member of the European Parliament)
29 Nov 2024 · Humanitarian Aid in Gaza
Meeting with Dubravka Šuica (Vice-President) and
24 Oct 2024 · Support for civil society and building positive and productive partnerships inside and outside the EU.
Meeting with Marit Maij (Member of the European Parliament)
22 Oct 2024 · Meeting with representatives from the IRC
Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament) and
16 Oct 2024 · Cooperation on LIBE related matters
Meeting with Tineke Strik (Member of the European Parliament) and
16 Oct 2024 · LIBE Civil Society Meeting
Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament) and Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe
4 Oct 2024 · Commissioner Hearings
Meeting with Janez Lenarčič (Commissioner) and
26 Sept 2024 · main humanitarian crises; emergency response to food and nutrition crises
Meeting with Erik Marquardt (Member of the European Parliament)
6 Aug 2024 · EU asylum policy after the elections
Meeting with Jasna Pajnkihar (Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič), Kim-Tobias Eling (Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič)
4 Jun 2024 · Main humanitarian crises; IRC report on fragility
Meeting with Kim-Tobias Eling (Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič) and
28 May 2024 · Food security crisis in oPt
Meeting with Erik Marquardt (Member of the European Parliament) and Danish Refugee Council Brussels
27 Mar 2024 · Humanitarian/refugee situation in Lebanon
Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament) and Danish Refugee Council Brussels
25 Mar 2024 · Exchange on on the current situation in Lebanon
Meeting with Janez Lenarčič (Commissioner) and
19 Mar 2024 · Main humanitarian crises and humanitarian response.
Meeting with Udo Bullmann (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)
18 Mar 2024 · Dinner dialogue on Europe's future role in a world of converging crises
Meeting with Udo Bullmann (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)
12 Feb 2024 · Exchange of views on the humanitarian situation in Gaza
Meeting with Koen Doens (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)
31 May 2023 · Afghanistan, EU-Africa partnership
Meeting with Udo Bullmann (Member of the European Parliament)
31 May 2023 · Situation in Afghanistan, reform of humanitarian/development financing
Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner) and
22 Mar 2023 · Afghanistan
Meeting with Tineke Strik (Member of the European Parliament) and Danish Refugee Council Brussels
21 Mar 2023 · Humanitarian situation in Afghanistan
Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
18 Feb 2023 · COP28, climate & security, Russian war in UA
Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner) and
1 Dec 2022 · Speech at the 2nd GAP III Structured Dialogue with CSOs
Meeting with Janez Lenarčič (Commissioner) and
20 Sept 2022 · Efficiency of humanitarian assistance; response to food security crises
Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
18 Sept 2022 · Adaptation and climate & migration
Meeting with Erik Marquardt (Member of the European Parliament)
22 Jun 2022 · Fundamental rights at the external borders
Meeting with Janez Lenarčič (Commissioner) and
11 Feb 2022 · Grand Bargain (aid efficiency); humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Meeting with Olai Voionmaa (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen), Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)
27 Jan 2022 · Afghanistan
Meeting with Monique Pariat (Director-General Migration and Home Affairs)
27 Jan 2022 · introduce the IRC’s latest work relating to EU asylum and migration policies, including refugee resettlement, the Poland/Belarus situation, and the situation on the Greek islands
Meeting with Kim-Tobias Eling (Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič)
14 Oct 2021 · Partnership between IRC and EU on humanitarian issues; International Humanitarian Law
Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
13 Oct 2021 · Humanitarian-development-peace nexus; opportunities for cooperation
Meeting with Kim-Tobias Eling (Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič)
28 Sept 2021 · - major humanitarian crises; - cooperation between the EU and IRC on humanitarian response.
Meeting with Lena Düpont (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
5 Mar 2020 · Search and Rescue