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Biden Administration

Four ways President Biden has supported refugees, and six actions he needs to take

January 19, 2022

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Voices from the crises the world can’t ignore in 2022

January 14, 2022

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Ten-year-old Aisha, carrying her school bag in a camp for displaced families like hers in Yemen.

Crisis in Yemen: Protracted conflict pushes Yemenis deeper into need

January 12, 2022

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Afghanistan crisis

How to prevent starvation in Afghanistan this winter

January 11, 2022

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Afghanistan crisis: Latest updates, ways to help

January 11, 2022

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Pearl Jam, the IRC and aid groups tell global leaders: #AfghansCantWait

January 11, 2022

An eleven-year-old girl looks at the camera while sitting outside in a camp for internally displaced people in Yemen. Laundry hangs to dry behind her.

The top 10 crises the world can't ignore in 2022

January 7, 2022

A smiling elderly Afghan woman sits on the ground with her hands folded at her knees with a large sack grain beside her.

Crisis in Afghanistan: Unprecedented hunger after the conflict

January 7, 2022

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Photo story: Working for gender equality in South Sudan

January 6, 2022

Halima Hashi, a 37-year-old woman from Somalia, stands inside a dim shelter in the refugee camp where she now lives in Ethiopia.

Crisis in Ethiopia: Climate change meets conflict

January 5, 2022

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Crisis in Somalia: Aid workers hampered as needs rise

January 4, 2022

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Emergency response

Crisis Watch: Breaking news from the IRC

January 3, 2022

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Crisis in Syria

After fleeing his home, a Syrian boy finds joy in music and art

December 30, 2021

A female Afghan aid worker wearing a surgincal mask stands with a cityscape and distant montains behind her.

Crisis in Afghanistan 2021

Afghans faced a year of crisis with resilience and generosity

December 29, 2021

Press releases

Riesgos para Haití, Honduras y Venezuela en 2022 podrían impactar regionalmente si no se resuelven: reporte de IRC

January 19, 2022

Haiti, Honduras and Venezuela to face humanitarian risks with regional impact in 2022 if unaddressed: IRC warns

January 19, 2022

Thousands of displaced Syrians enduring three cold waves in one week in northwest Syria

January 19, 2022

New sanctions risk plunging the people of Mali further into humanitarian crisis, warn 13 NGOs

January 19, 2022

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Names Singer/Songwriter Toni Cornell as Newest and Youngest Ambassador

January 18, 2022

Protection Denied: New IRC report calls for immediate policy change at the US-Mexico border

January 18, 2022