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  • A large portion of the city of Derna, Libya has been swept away by floodwaters. Residents inspect the damage.
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    How to help after the floods in Libya

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  • A woman poses for a photo outside of a small structure covered in blankets in Torotorow IDP Camp, Somalia.
    Climate crisis

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  • Abuk Deng holds her four year old daughter in her arms as they walk away from their flooded home while an IRC nutrition officer walks alongside them.
    Floods

    How do floods create humanitarian crises?

    Read the article
  • Fartun stands in the street, holding her baby son.
    Drought in East Africa

    Three Somali mothers battle drought and famine

    Read their stories
  • Two neighbors pose for a photo outside their home at the Keyra IDP site, Ethiopia.
    UNGA 78
    Three critical issues to watch for at the 78th United Nations General Assembly
    September 6, 2023
  • Dr. Abdulaahi faces the camera.
    Child malnutrition
    Meet the IRC doctors fighting against malnutrition in Somalia
    September 6, 2023
  • Maryama sits with two friends at a desk in class.
    Impact of coup in Niger
    How has the recent coup impacted Niger?
    August 30, 2023
  • A three-year-old boy places headphones over his ears while participating in a JuJú a la Calle activity. Beside him, a member of the program staff leans down to speak with Alex.
    Education in crisis
    How are children and their education affected by crisis?
    August 29, 2023
  • The Hussaini family hug one another
    A resettlement story
    How one Afghan family was reunited in the U.S. after two years apart
    August 29, 2023
  • Veronica, 31, talks with her mother, Amou Makuei and support person, in Jamjang, South Sudan
    Gender-based violence in crisis
    What is gender-based violence – and how do we prevent it?
    August 22, 2023
  • A young child clings to her mothers shoulder. The child looks towards the photographer while the mother has her backed turned.
    Sudanese refugees
    How is the war in Sudan impacting Chad?
    August 18, 2023
  • Collage of IRC female frontline humanitarian workers
    World Humanitarian Day
    Meet 7 humanitarian frontline workers making a difference every day
    August 17, 2023
  • A woman holds her child in her home in Awaridi village, Niger
    Climate change & conflict
    The Central Sahel: How conflict and climate change drive crisis
    August 17, 2023
  • An IRC staff member consults a mother and her child inside a small building in a camp for internally displaced Somalis. The pair share a conversation while sitting on the floor.
    IRC partnerships
    90 Years of the IRC's Partnerships: Making a difference together
    August 16, 2023

Press releases

  • IRC, AFFECTED STATES CALL ON DONORS AND UN AGENCIES FOR GREATER URGENCY AND FUNDING FOR CHILD SURVIVAL

    September 20, 2023
  • Libya: The IRC warns of public health crisis in flood affected areas

    September 18, 2023
  • Flooding in Libya is emblematic of climate change and conflict on vulnerable communities, warns the IRC

    September 15, 2023
  • IRC Ambassadors urge community-based solutions on NY Climate Week

    September 14, 2023
  • IRC: World Leaders must rally around hunger, child survival and the climate crisis at UNGA to save lives

    September 14, 2023
  • IRC Client in Ukraine: “This crisis has the potential to lead to famine worldwide”

    September 13, 2023
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