The sudden return to military rule in Myanmar has raised alarms about the future of the southeast Asian nation. Learn more about the Myanmar crisis.

The Trump administration and its allies launched airstrikes in Syria following a suspected chemical attack on April 7 that killed dozens of people in Douma. This military action could lead to an escalation that puts more civilians in harm’s way. Here are three options to save Syrian lives now.

Famine thresholds have been surpassed in Gaza City, with the entire population facing crisis-level or worse food insecurity.

This report underlines the importance of a coordinated and collaborative approach to emergency response in urban areas. The recommendations, addressed primarily to humanitarian actors, reflect lessons learned from the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) initial emergency response programming on the island of Lesbos, Greece, between September 2015 and March 2016.

The severity of the situation in Afghanistan brings renewed urgency to the world refugee crisis: The IRC is committed to resettling evacuees.