When 42-year-old twins Maryna and Ruslana boarded a bus from Poland to Italy, they thought they would stay two months at the most. Instead, their temporary refuge from the war in Ukraine turned into a more permanent one. They have remained for over a year and a half - with no hope of returning anytime soon. Read more of their story.

The Ukraine war has pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence and persecution over the staggering milestone of 100 million, the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced in late May.

In this briefing note, the International Rescue Committee together with the Danish Refugee Council and Norwegian Refugee Council outline our joint recommendations for how the international community should respond to this crisis of historic magnitude and scale.

In Northern Shan State, Myanmar, Dr Aung Ko Myat is a medical team leader working for Karuna Mission Social Solidarity (KMSS), a local pastoral organization supported by the International Rescue Committee (IRC). A local man from Northern State and part of the community he serves, Dr Aung is dedicated to helping others in his community. He works around the clock to provide services to communities who have been cut off from healthcare since the conflict in Myanmar escalated.

Forced to leave everything behind in Ukraine, IRC Italy helped Maryna and Ruslana start fresh in their new community.