When Amina Umaru Toko, 53, was displaced to Gwoza, Nigeria, due to violence and insecurity, she didn’t expect to also be suddenly caring for her critically ill grandchild.

Following the release of the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist 2024 in December last year, a list of 20 countries most at risk of humanitarian deterioration where Sudan was ranked number 1, the IRC has produced a mid-year Sudan Crisis Alert Report to show the trajectory of the world’s worst displacement crisis, as an update to the Watchlist report. Read our report here.

The coexistence, fears and dreams of the Ukrainian people, through the lens of eight refugee women.

The IRC’s 2026 Emergency Watchlist highlights rising crises amid collapsing global aid, urging action to protect vulnerable communities worldwide.

Learn about the needs of people fleeing the crisis in Ukraine and what the IRC is doing to meet these needs.

Over 800 million people don’t have access to safe drinking water. Here’s what the IRC is doing to help.