Today, 1 in 11 people do not have enough to eat, and nearly half of all child deaths are linked to malnutrition.

Detrimental slashing of aid budgets from global powers including the USA and UK this year has made humanitarian aid delivery harder than ever. Frontline workers are doing everything in their power to ...

Children in Gaza face war, hunger and trauma. Learn how the IRC provides vital aid and how you can help save lives and ...

August 11, 2025 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has launched an emergency response in Unity and Upper Nile states in South Sudan to address growing humanitarian needs driven by escalating ...

Learn more about how the IRC is delivering lifesaving aid to Palestinians, and what you can do to help.

The Emergency Watchlist report is the International Rescue Committee’s assessment of the 20 countries at greatest risk of new humanitarian emergencies each year. It is based on an analytically ...

Since the Taliban entered Kabul, taking control of Afghanistan, the United States has welcomed over 76,000 Afghans forced to flee their country. Some had to leave because they supported the U.S.

The Violence, Prevention and Response (VPR) unit implements programming that prevents violence against women, children, especially girls, and other vulnerable groups, and responds to it when it does ...

What is cash assistance? Providing cash directly to crisis-affected individuals is a dignified and effective form of humanitarian aid. Organizations like the IRC identify people who are in need of ...

The IRC's 2025 Emergency Watchlist highlights the top 10 global crises, focusing on countries like Sudan, Syria, and Myanmar, where conflict, climate change, and economic instability exacerbate ...

Each year, the International Rescue Committee analyzes 190 countries and territories to identify the countries at greatest risk of experiencing a new or worsening humanitarian crisis in the coming ...