IRC Voice and Game of Thrones actor Lena Headey sat down with Kiki Michailidou, and International Rescue Committee psychologist, on Zoom last week.

Hadiza Mata Malam Madou, a Women’s Protection and Empowerment Officer at IRC Niger, talks about what motivates her to do her work, what challenges women in Niger face, and why it’s important for her to uplift the women around her.

Eight-year old Amir's parents have wonderful memories of their life in Homs, Syria before the war: “We remember our home and how we used to live – going to the souks and shopping. We felt safe. We were really living.”

The current process for treating children with acute malnutrition isn’t working. Over 50 million children suffer from acute malnutrition every year and 80 percent of them don’t have access to treatment.

Four years ago, 21-year-old Alganesh had everything to look forward to. Newly married and having recently qualified with a diploma in management, she moved from the Ethiopian countryside to reunite with her husband in Soge, a town in the west of the country

Even from a young age Kaniz Fatema has been determined to help people. Today she is an IRC midwife in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

In Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, two women, Fatuma and Nurto, are best friends, supporting each other through difficult times.

Mia Farrow recently visited Chad, a country in central Africa where conflict and climate change are making it hard for families to get enough food.

The humanitarian situation in northwest Syria is at a breaking point. The latest escalation of violence in Idlib province has uprooted more than 235,000 people from their homes, including more than 60,000 children.

While these countries represent less than 6 percent of the world’s population, they host more than half of all people identified as being in need globally.