This report aims to draw greater attention to the humanitarian crisis facing people on the move along the Central Mediterranean Route and includes the IRC's ‘Ten Point Action Plan’ for EU leaders to promote a values-driven approach to migration on the route.

Mariam Habibi*, a 24-year-old Afghan woman living in the Nangarhar province, is on a mission. As a dedicated Community Surveillance Assistant with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), she played a crucial role in ensuring the well-being of her community. Mariam's story is one of resilience, compassion, and determination as she tackles the challenges of malnutrition and the aftermath of an economic downturn in her war-torn homeland.

In the heart of the Sahel, where conflicts and climate crisis collide, healthcare workers in Mali are quietly saving lives. They deserve the world’s attention. In a world of breaking news and short attention spans, few people in the international community know about the conflict in the Sahel, and what is happening in Mali. Yet today, over seven million Malians—almost one third of the population—are living through one of the most complex humanitarian crises of our time. A deadly mix of insecurity, extreme weather, displacement and hunger is devastating communities, particularly in the central region of Mopti.

The termination of USAID has disrupted the delivery of essential protection and psychosocial health services in Guatemala's high-risk regions, where instances of violence, abuse, and exploitation affecting vulnerable populations continue to mount in response to restrictive migration policies, displacement, deepening poverty, and food insecurity.

The IRC ranks Haiti as one of the top 10 countries most likely to experience a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2023. Find out why political instability, gang violence, rising food insecurity and disease outbreaks continue to plague Haiti.