The IRC is responding to the 2024 floods in Derna, Libya, providing critical medical, mental health, and protection services. Over 33,000 people have been reached through health consultations and support programs.

IRC teams report staggering humanitarian needs. People require urgent medical care, clean drinking water, tents, food and other basic necessities.

Conflict and crises weaken health systems, deplete essential health resources, and consequently lead to staggeringly high rates of maternal and newborn mortality. Pregnancy and childbirth do not stop in times of crisis, and neither should access to high-quality, life-saving care. Many of these deaths can be prevented with accessible and cost-effective interventions, yet these often remain under resourced and underdelivered in humanitarian settings, where heath systems are disrupted, and human resources are insufficient.

Get the latest on the situation in Afghanistan, the Afghan refugee crisis, and ways to help with humanitarian aid and refugee resettlement efforts. 

Many refugees in Missoula are working on the front lines as essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic.