Up to a million people are trapped inside Mosul as Iraqi forces fight to retake the city from ISIS. One resident speaks about the dire situation and his fears of being targeted by snipers if he tries to flee.

As thousands of refugees are stranded or risking their lives trying to transit through Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary in extremely cold weather, the IRC and its partners in Serbia are providing winter relief, including clothing, medicine and other emergency aid in some of the most challenging locations.

During the evacuation from Afghanistan, many families were separated and displaced. Leaving your home country and culture can be difficult for a number of reasons. Aminullah and his wife, Farzana, were two of more than 124,000 people evacuated out of Afghanistan through Operation Allies Refuge. Read about their experience.

Drought and conflict have left record numbers of people in the East Africa and other regions in dire need of aid. The world must act now to avert famine.

Refugees and asylees often face difficulties in resuming their careers once resettled in the U.S. The IRC in NY is working with an extraordinary Special Immigrant Visa holder, Tamana, to rebuild her career in education.