David Miliband on "The Takeout"

International Rescue Committee President and CEO David Miliband, a former British foreign secretary, spoke with Major Garrett about the war in Ukraine and the unfolding humanitarian crisis.

• Apr 8, 2022

International Rescue Committee CEO on aid cuts

Human rights organizations are warning the Trump administration's massive cuts in international aid relief could imperil millions living in global crisis zones. David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, joins to discuss.

• Mar 6, 2025

Second American killed in Sudan amid fighting, U.S. says

U.S. officials say a second American citizen was killed in Sudan as fighting continues despite a ceasefire. CBS News anchors Errol Barnett and Roxana Saberi spoke with Chad country director for the International Rescue Committee, Aleksandra Roulet-Cimpric, about the refugee situation.

• Apr 26, 2023

IRC president on global refugee crisis

More than 1.5 million people are estimated to have fled Ukraine after Russia's invasion of the country. International Rescue Committee President and CEO David Miliband joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the unprecedented refugee crisis in Ukraine and worldwide.

• Mar 8, 2022

Locusts devastate parts of Africa and Asia

Parts of Africa and Asia are suffering from a devastating plague of locusts, which devour crops. The International Rescue Committee is warning that millions of people might be struck by famine if the matter is not urgently addresses. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta joins CBSN from Johannesburg with more.

• Jun 11, 2020

235,000 flee Syrian Army offensive

More than 235,000 people have fled Syria's Idlib region over the last two weeks as attacks by Russian-backed Syrian regime intensify on the country's final rebel stronghold. The director of policy and advocacy at the International Rescue Committee, Kelly Razzouk, joins CBSN's Tom Hanson to talk about the unfolding humanitarian disaster.

• Dec 27, 2019

"Homeland" star Mandy Patinkin

The Tony-, Emmy- and Grammy Award-winning actor, known for his intensity, admits he has earned a reputation as being "hard to handle" for walking out of shows. But in "Homeland," Mandy Patinkin is in his element as CIA Agent Saul Berenson, the calm in the eye of the storm. Correspondent Holly Williams talked with Patinkin in Morocco where he was filming the series' eighth season. They also discussed his years as an ambassador for the International Rescue Committee, and she joined Patinkin and his wife, actor-writer Kathryn Grody, as they visited a camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan.

• Feb 2, 2020

Aid group sees huge drop in domestic abuse reports — and it's worried

"As an organization that's worked on this issue of violence against women and girls in humanitarian contexts for over 20 years, that is pretty unprecedented," International Rescue Committee says.

• May 7, 2020

"Homeland" star Mandy Patinkin speaks his mind

The Tony-, Emmy- and Grammy-winning actor-singer, known for his intensity, is the calm in the eye of the storm on the hit spy drama – but also a passionate advocate for refugees escaping conflict

• Feb 2, 2020

Syrian refugees settling across U.S. despite resistance

Catholics in Indiana defy Gov. Pence on Muslim refugees from war-torn country, as does a non-profit in Texas

• Dec 8, 2015

Texas loses fight against Syrian refugees, for now

Nearly two dozen Syrians arriving in Dallas and Houston this week; still unclear how far Gov. Abbott is willing to go with legal battle

• Dec 7, 2015

​U.S., aid group oppose Texas' efforts to block Syrian refugees

Briefs filed after state tries to keep International Rescue Committee from helping families resettle in Dallas, Houston

• Dec 4, 2015

Texas threatens nonprofit group over Syrian refugees

The International Rescue Committee has plans to defy Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who is threatening to sue the group, despite White House warnings

• Nov 30, 2015