An alarming estimate of 15.3 million people in Afghanistan were facing food insecurity in 2023. Today, starvation could likely kill more Afghans than the last twenty years of war have.

After fleeing violence in Myanmar, 36-year-old Nwe* faced danger, debt, and despair on her journey to safety in Thailand. But with support from the International Rescue Committee (IRC), funded by the European Union (EU), she found the strength to start again—for herself and her newborn twins.

Hear from IRC health workers around the world about their response to the coronavirus pandemic—and what gives them hope.