International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Crisis Watch

Syria Crisis

Helping Syrian Refugees

The International Rescue Committee is doing its part to support thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq, providing medical aid, help for women and girl victims of violence, and ensuring refugees have access to their legal rights.

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Mali and Africa's Sahel

Drought Meets Conflict

In Mali, the drought and hunger crisis combined with recent violence is threatening the lives of millions. The IRC is providing emergency aid in eastern Mali and stepping up vital medical and nutrition programs in southwestern Chad.

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South Sudan

Protecting Women

IRC emergency health and protection programs are helping vulnerable women and girls who have fled to South Sudan to escape flaring violence across the border in Sudan’s Nuba Mountain region.

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Responding to Crisis

The gravest threat to human lives usually occurs in the initial stages of a major emergency. The IRC maintains an Emergency Response Team that can be deployed to the site of a crisis on 72 hours notice. 

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