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  • Our response   The IRC is planning an emergency response in Nangarhar and Laghman provinces where teams already have a deeply rooted presence. This will comprise mobile health teams that will deploy to the worst-affected areas and provide health services including first aid, maternal and newborn healthcare and the distribution of medicines and medical supplies.   Donate to support our work   The IRC in Afghanistan   Afghanistan is already facing a severe humanitarian crisis, with over 22.9 million people in
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  • A Palestinian girl walks through a devastated street in Gaza.
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    August 22, 2023
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    August 11, 2025
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    Economic contributions
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    March 18, 2025
  • A young woman holds her baby in her arms and poses for a photo.
    Gender-based violence in crisis
    What is gender-based violence (GBV)–and how do we prevent it?
    August 4, 2025
  • A three-year-old boy places headphones over his ears while participating in a JuJú a la Calle activity. Beside him, a member of the program staff leans down to speak with Alex.
    Education in crisis
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    August 29, 2023
  • Altuma stands in her temporary house with her three children.
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    April 17, 2023
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  • IRC calls on the US Government to Uphold Due Process and Legal Protections for Unaccompanied Children

    September 1, 2025
  • IRC deploys emergency medical teams in response to major earthquake in Afghanistan

    September 1, 2025
  • IRC welcomes landmark ruling to give refugees legal status to work in Thailand

    August 29, 2025
  • EU and IRC conclude groundbreaking project to strengthen flood preparedness in Nigeria

    August 26, 2025
  • The IRC launches emergency response as flash floods affect more than 100,000 people in Yemen, amid devastating hunger crisis

    August 26, 2025
  • All famine thresholds now surpassed in Gaza City: IRC urges Government of Israel to enable aid access to prevent further loss of life

    August 22, 2025
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