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New IRC Report: Disorder by Design – The Trump Administration’s manufactured emergency at the U.S.-Mexican border and the Real Crisis in Central America
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Bangladesh
Nearly 1 million Rohingya have fled violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State to Cox’s Bazar, a district in Bangladesh. The IRC is responding with health care, protection for vulnerable women and children, and emergency support for the refugees.
- Country
Why is international humanitarian law important?
Attacks on civilians and other violations of international humanitarian law reflect a growing trend in conflicts around the world.
- Article
- November 3, 2023
With record high global displacement numbers, how is the U.S. responding?
Today, we face an unprecedented global crisis. Find out what the numbers tell us and what Congress can do to help.
- Resource
- June 18, 2019
How the IRC responds rapidly to a cyclone
Cyclone Kenneth is the second hurricane-force storm to hit southeast Africa in less than six weeks. As the IRC's team in Tanzania readied to respond if needed, our lifesaving Cyclone Idai response continued in Zimbabwe.
- Article
- August 31, 2022
Deportations to Central America compounding vulnerabilities for people and countries in crisis across the region, says IRC
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
How climate change is compounding conflict in Afghanistan
People living in lower-income countries are bearing the brunt of climate change—despite that they are least responsible for rising CO2 emissions. Afghanistan is a case in point.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Ending famine is defining global issue for millennials
An independent public opinion poll commissioned by the IRC finds that surprisingly few Americans know about the hunger crisis - and that some generations are more motivated than others to solve it.
- Article
- September 13, 2022
Women’s rights are advancing—but are refugees being left behind?
Twenty-five years after world leaders and activists created a roadmap for gender equality, how far have we come in advancing women's rights?
- Article
- August 17, 2022
Fragile countries could see 1 billion coronavirus cases. Here’s why.
The world’s most vulnerable countries could see up to 1 billion COVID-19 infections and 3.2 million deaths unless we act now, warns the IRC.
- Article
- June 27, 2022