International Rescue Committee Inc

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

150,000€

Financial year: Oct 2016 - Sep 2017

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

7.5 Fte (8)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

6

High-level Commission meetings

53

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    International Rescue Committee Inc   (IRC)

    EU Transparency Register

    66790095679-26 First registered on 18 Apr 2011

    Goals / Remit

    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.

    From the first moment the IRC hits the ground we work toward lasting solutions. Building local capacity and self-sufficiency -and promoting human rights, participation and accountability - are at the core of all of our innovative programs.

    The IRC also seeks to bring attention to forgotten or neglected crises and to pressure governments and international organizations to take action to help and protect refugees, displaced people and other victims of conflict.

    In light of the European Refugee Crisis, the IRC has increased its activities in Europe, both in supporting the refugees upon their arrival, and in advocating on their behalf for a humane solution for those fleeing violence.

    IRC advocacy is fueled by an understanding of situations on the ground and in the field that comes from working on a daily basis with people affected by war and violence. It is rooted in a tradition of speaking out on behalf of the oppressed and forgotten that dates back to 1933.

    Main EU files targeted

    The IRC has been engaging in advocacy and policy activities towards the EU Institutions, with particular focus on the EU Commission. DG ECHO and DEVCO are IRC's key targets for policy activities especialy in the following areas:

    - European refugee crisis
    - Women/girls protection and empowerment (e.g. ECHO policy on "Gender in Humanitarian Aid: Different Needs, Adapted Assistance" and the EU Gender Action Plan 2016-2020);
    - Urban refugees and protracted displacement situations;
    - Context-specific policies and programmes;
    - EU humanitarian funding.

    Address

    Head Office
    East 42nd Street, 122
    New York 10168
    UNITED STATES
    EU Office
    Square de Meeus 6
    Brussels 1000
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    8

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%7
    50%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    7.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    6 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 26 Mar 2018

    Name Start date End Date
    Mr Victor BEAUME 18 Dec 2019 18 Jun 2020
    Ms Niamh NIC CARTHAIGH 20 Nov 2019 21 Aug 2020
    Ms Maria Cristina URBANO 14 Sep 2019 21 Aug 2020
    Ms Lena-Brid Donner 11 Jul 2019 11 Jul 2020
    Mr Victor BEAUME 11 Jul 2019 18 Dec 2019
    Ms Imogen Sudbery 10 Jul 2019 01 Aug 2020
    Ms Joanna Nahorska 17 May 2019 01 Jun 2020
    Lidia Giglio 15 May 2019 15 May 2020
    Mr Pietro ROMANO 16 Feb 2019 15 Feb 2020
    Mr Panagiotis PARTHENIS 04 Dec 2018 04 Jun 2019
    Ms Ilaria MOLINARI 27 Nov 2018 27 Feb 2019
    Ms Lena-Brid Donner 02 Aug 2018 11 Jul 2019
    Lidia Giglio 28 Jun 2018 15 May 2019
    Ms Ilaria MOLINARI 15 Feb 2018 01 Sep 2018
    Mr Jean Yves PENOY 14 Dec 2017 14 Dec 2018
    Ms Imogen Sudbery 16 Sep 2017 15 Sep 2018
    Ms Lena-Brid Donner 16 Sep 2017 02 Aug 2018
    Ms Ilaria MOLINARI 01 Sep 2017 15 Feb 2018
    Ms Anny Bhan 20 Jul 2017 30 Jun 2018
    Lidia Giglio 20 Jul 2017 28 Jun 2018
    Ms Dora Abdelghani-Kot 20 Jul 2017 08 Oct 2017
    Ms Egle Vasiliauskaite 16 Jun 2017 20 Sep 2017
    Ms Lena-Brid Donner 13 Sep 2016 10 Sep 2017
    Ms Imogen Sudbery 22 Aug 2016 03 Aug 2017
    Ms Catherine Whicher 14 May 2016 14 May 2017
    Ms Anny Bhan 14 May 2016 14 May 2017
    Lidia Giglio 14 May 2016 14 May 2017

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Ms Melanie Ward (Associate Director of Policy and Advocacy)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr David Milliband (President and CEO)

  • Categories

    Category

    III - Non-governmental organisations

    Subcategory

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies (VOICE)
    European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
    Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN)

    Member organisations

    In Europe, the IRC’s global network is represented by IRC UK, IRC’s European headquarters in London
    (established in 1997), IRC offices in Geneva (since 1956), IRC Belgium asbl/vzw established in Brussels
    since 2001 and IRC Germany since July 2016.

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Oct 2016 - Sep 2017

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    150,000€

    EU grant income for closed financial year

    65,903,339 € (Source: DG ECHO and EuropeAid)

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    None

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    53 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

    • Date 28 May 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Roundtable with Civil Society (NGOs)-The EU global response to COVID-19
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen
      Portfolio International Partnerships
      Attending
      • Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 05 May 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Migrants’ challenges in the current COVID-19 crisis and their contribution to economic recovery
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson
      Portfolio Home Affairs
      Attending
      • Alexandra Cupsan-Catalin (Cabinet member)
      • Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 20 Apr 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Covid-19 response
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič
      Portfolio Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Kim-Tobias Eling (Cabinet member)
    • Date 06 Apr 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Humanitarian aid and Covid-19
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič
      Portfolio Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Kim-Tobias Eling (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 03 Apr 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Humanitarian assistance and Covid-19
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič
      Portfolio Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Janez Lenarčič (Commissioner)
      • Kim-Tobias Eling (Cabinet member)
    • Date 15 Feb 2020 Location Munich
      Subject Migration
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas
      Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life
      Attending
      • Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
    • Date 15 Feb 2020 Location Munich
      Subject Humanitarian situation in Syria, Yemen, Sahel and Venezuela
      Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles
      Portfolio High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission
      Attending
      • Josep Borrell Fontelles (High Representative)
    • Date 14 Feb 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Consultations on the New Pact on Migrations
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson
      Portfolio Home Affairs
      Attending
      • Alexandra Cupsan-Catalin (Cabinet member)
      • Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 11 Feb 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Education in emergencies.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič
      Portfolio Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Kasia Jurczak (Cabinet member)
    • Date 18 Dec 2019 Location Geneva
      Subject Humanitarain Aid Policy and Main Crises
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič
      Portfolio Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Kim-Tobias Eling (Cabinet member)
      • Janez Lenarčič (Commissioner)
    • Date 03 Dec 2019 Location Brussels
      Subject Migration
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas
      Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life
      Attending
      • Natasha Bertaud (Cabinet member)
      • Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
    • Date 18 Jun 2019 Location Brussels
      Subject Situation of migrants in Libya and resettlement policy
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
    • Date 18 Jun 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Discussion on humanitarian crisis worlwide and IRC partnership
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)
      • Alexis Pantelides (Cabinet member)
    • Date 16 Feb 2019 Location Munich, Germany
      Subject Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU
      DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom
      Attending
      • Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 25 Sep 2018 Location New York
      Subject Migration, Future of Europe
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
    • Date 25 Sep 2018 Location New York
      Subject Humanitarian operations
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Sohail Luka (Cabinet member)
      • Mathieu Briens (Cabinet member)
      • Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)
    • Date 13 Sep 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject UNGA preparation
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Davinia Wood (Cabinet member)
    • Date 27 Jun 2018 Location Berlaymont
      Subject Exchange of views on the humanitarian situation in Bangladesh and the Rohingya refugee response
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Zacharias Giakoumis (Cabinet member)
    • Date 16 Feb 2018 Location Munich
      Subject Migration policy
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Lisbeth Koenen (Cabinet member)
      • Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
      • Liene Balta (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 30 Jan 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject FPA Lybia Bangladesh
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Davinia Wood (Cabinet member)
    • Date 24 Jan 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject FPA
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)
    • Date 21 Nov 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Neighbourhood policy and Enlargement negotiations
      DG European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
      Attending
      • Christian Danielsson (Director-General)
    • Date 20 Nov 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Discussion on the state of play of the migration
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
    • Date 07 Nov 2017 Location berlaymont
      Subject exchange of views
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Zacharias Giakoumis (Cabinet member)
    • Date 05 Oct 2017 Location Brussels, BERL
      Subject Exchange of views on EU Agenda Migration issues
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Liene Balta (Cabinet member)
    • Date 16 Sep 2017 Location Montreal
      Subject Migration and Asylum policies
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
    • Date 03 Jul 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Greece
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Davinia Wood (Cabinet member)
    • Date 12 Jun 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Syria/Iraq
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Sohail Luka (Cabinet member)
    • Date 23 Mar 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Refugee situation in Greece and Bulgaria
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Davinia Wood (Cabinet member)
    • Date 21 Mar 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Humanitarian Priorities 2017
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Mathieu Briens (Cabinet member)
    • Date 21 Mar 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Syria Conference and Libya
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn
      Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy &amp; Enlargement Negotiations
      Attending
      • Emma Udwin (Cabinet member)
    • Date 09 Mar 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Migration and asylum issues
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Liene Balta (Cabinet member)
    • Date 28 Feb 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Niger Country Director
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Mathieu Briens (Cabinet member)
    • Date 18 Feb 2017 Location Munich
      Subject Migration and asylum policies
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 15 Dec 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Greece
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)
    • Date 01 Dec 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Greece and Serbia refugee crisis
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Davinia Wood (Cabinet member)
    • Date 28 Sep 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Refugee Crisis
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Davinia Wood (Cabinet member)
    • Date 08 Sep 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Greece, Niger/Nigeria, Syria, UNGA
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)
    • Date 07 Sep 2016 Location Berlaymont
      Subject Global Refugee Crisis
      DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action
      Attending
      • Ann Mettler (Director-General)
    • Date 07 Sep 2016 Location Bruxelles
      Subject Courtesy visit
      DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
      Attending
      • Monique Pariat (Director-General)
    • Date 02 Sep 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Greece
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)
    • Date 11 Aug 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Greece
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)
    • Date 24 May 2016 Location WHS Istanbul
      Subject current humanitarian crises
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)
    • Date 22 Apr 2016 Location New York
      Subject Migration crisis, WHS major humanitarian crises
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Kim-Tobias Eling (Cabinet member)
      • Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)
    • Date 19 Apr 2016 Location Athens
      Subject launch of contracts for emergency support regulation
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 21 Jan 2016 Location Davos
      Subject EU Affairs in general, Migration, Sustainable Development, Better Regulation
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
    • Date 11 Nov 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject International Refugee Crisis
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Davinia Wood (Cabinet member)
    • Date 17 Jul 2015 Location Bruxelles
      Subject IRC report on humanitarian situation in RCA
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Mathieu Briens (Cabinet member)
    • Date 11 Jun 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Review of IRC's humanitarian advocacy work (with Dalberg Group)
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Kim-Tobias Eling (Cabinet member)
    • Date 02 Mar 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject European affairs
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
    • Date 02 Mar 2015 Location Brussels, L86
      Subject Meeting on current crises
      DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
      Attending
      • Claus Sorensen (Director-General)
    • Date 27 Jan 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Budgetary situation of EU external assistance; hot crises
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva
      Portfolio Budget &amp; Human Resources
      Attending
      • Kristalina Georgieva (Vice-President)
    • Date 27 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Coopération entre DEVCO et IRC en faveur des réfugiés
      DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships
      Attending
      • Fernando Frutuoso De Melo (Director-General)
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