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A Yemeni mother holds her young son.

Yemen on the brink: COVID-19. Starvation. War.

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Adam Abakar, a refugee originally from Sudan, works in a food distribution center run by the IRC and World Central Kitchen. He is wearing a mask and gloves, and is putting food into paper bags.

Coronavirus response

IRC and World Central Kitchen feed thousands during COVID-19

Chef José Andrés on the IRC and World Central Kitchen

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Actor Zeeko Zaki speaks with Dina, an IRC essential worker responding to COVID-19

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Turning headlines to hope

A man chases away a swarm of desert locusts in a field in Kenya.

The other plague: Locusts are devastating East Africa

Abrehet stands with her arms around her children Kudus, 5, and Delina, 8, outside their home.

Learning under lockdown

Two young refugees, 500 books, and a new way to learn during COVID-19

Dr. Anxhela: Refugee. Doctor. Essential Worker.

COVID-19 lockdown

Bringing the classroom home to refugee students in Seattle

Yasmin: Refugee. Community Volunteer. Refugee Advocate.

Doha: Refugee. Health Volunteer. Humanitarian.

Rania: Refugee. Food Distributor. Front-line Worker.

Dr. Edna: Refugee. Doctor. Humanitarian Hero.

Jean Marie: Refugee. Youth Advocate. Community Leader.

Press releases

Iraq: 600% rise in COVID-19 cases through June means urgent action is needed to slow the spread of the disease

U.S. Court ruling that children of asylum-seekers must be released from detention lacks necessary provisions for parents; risks further family separation

IRC Statement regarding Northeast Nigeria

Hunger spreading across Syria amid COVID-19 and economic collapse

The International Rescue Committee commends commitment to robust refugee admissions

New IRC report: As Ebola outbreak ends in eastern DRC, a major increase in humanitarian needs requires more support for life-saving programming