We partnered with illustrator Paul Blow to tell the stories of people at various points along the Central Mediterranean Route across Mali, Niger, Libya and Italy.

The IRC is providing immediate cash and economic assistance and psychological first aid to people impacted and displaced by the explosion in Beirut.

"You can see the emotional impact of the explosion in every face," says IRC staff member Elias El Beam, who volunteered to help after the Beirut blast. "But you can also see hope."

When a blast of earthquake magnitude shook Beirut on August 4, Lebanon was already in crisis. Here are six things people there need right now.

This year we mark World Humanitarian Day with a heavy heart, remembering Luka Filibus, an IRC child protection assistant who was abducted and killed by an armed group in northeast Nigeria.

On World Humanitarian Day, hear from IRC staff members working tirelessly to make a lasting impact.

“You don’t realize that you are impacting other people’s lives,” Christelle, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, says of some of her first friendships in the United States.

Twenty-five years after world leaders and activists created a roadmap for gender equality, how far have we come in advancing women's rights?

Whether it’s ensuring girls have access to school and aren’t forced to marry, preventing domestic violence or getting women into work, these activists are determined to build a better world.

“They are now my family.” A refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Robert Sebatware was surprised when a stranger on his doorstep quickly became one of his closest friends.