International Rescue Committee president and CEO David Miliband recently visited the IRC’s Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo has spent decades in the grip of violent conflict, and attacks on health centers are hindering efforts to treat patients and prevent the spread of the virus.  

This month, the International Rescue Committee’s crisis news roundup looks at recent deaths in the Mediterranean linked to conflict in Libya, Venezuela's growing instability in the midst of political turmoil and the grave impact of intensified air strikes in Syria.

This World Refugee Day, Keegan-Michael Key wrote a special letter to physicist, Nobel Laureate—and refugee—Albert Einstein. The fact is, our world would be a far different place if refugees were turned away. From art to science, film and business, music and technology, refugees have been drivers of major cultural and societal achievements. Join Keegan and #StandWithRefugees.

This World Refugee Day, Mandy Patinkin wrote a special letter to author, educator, political activist—and refugee—Elie Wiesel. The fact is, our world would be a far different place if refugees were turned away. From art to science, film and business, music and technology, refugees have been drivers of major cultural and societal achievements. Join Mandy and #StandWithRefugees. 

Refugees make our world better. As the world refugee crisis continues in 2019, join the IRC, Lena Headey, Keegan-Michael Key, Mandy Patinkin and others: Pledge to welcome and support refugees for World Refugee Day. Learn more

What would The Metropolitan Museum of Art's walls look like if there were no refugees?

Actress and IRC voice Piper Perabo recently visited Phoenix, Arizona, where she met Central American mothers and their babies who had been detained at the U.S. border after fleeing gang violence at home. "When people talk about the rising number of people crossing the border, I think we have to remember that we are talking about small children and parents," she says. "It's families." Learn more about asylum seekers and how to help.

This month, the International Rescue Committee's crisis news roundup looks at the record-breaking number of people fleeing war and crisis worldwide; the terrifying aerial attacks on Idlib, Syria; and a devastating drought in Somalia.

Seeking asylum is legal. Turning away asylum seekers is not. We spoke with Central American families in Phoenix, Arizona who were detained at the border about why they fled to the United States.

It will take the vigilance of every man, woman—and child—to end the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Five-year-old Niclette takes that responsibility very seriously. Watch as she explains what needs to be done to combat the virus at a Children's Parliament organized by the International Rescue Committee in the city of Beni.