IRC country director for Kenya, Conor Phillips, provides his first-hand account on Medium of deteriorating conditions in Northern Kenya, as famine threatens the lives of 30 million people in East Africa and beyond.

Breaches of International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law during the two-year old conflict have precipitated the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, affecting 18 million people.

The results of the IRC’s research suggest that expansion of socially-minded consumer financing paired with financial education, and other asset-building programs, could help more low-income families achieve financial stability and at the same time reduce the risks the current subprime auto loan market represents to the overall U.S. economy.

This guidance introduces what Client-Responsive programming is, why it is important to the IRC, how it is delivered and respond to a number of frequently asked questions (for example why does the IRC uses the term “client” instead of “beneficiary”?)

Project Concern International developed this practitioner's guide to interpreting and complying with USAID's open data policy.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has created this guidance on focus group discussions, which covers 1) the strengths and limitations of using focus group discussions; 2) when and when not to use focus groups for data collection; 3) the five steps to conducting focus groups; and 4) creating unbiased discussion questions.

In an effort to provide concrete harmonized guidance and tools to critical frontline staff who support working children and their families, the International Rescue Committee, with the support of UNICEF, developed a set of child labor materials to be piloted and used in 2017 by multiple Child Protection agencies in Lebanon and beyond.

This manual contains the key tools and guidance needed for International Rescue Committee country teams to design and implement client-responsive programming.

This guidance helps humanitarian staff to design and implement projects that are client-responsive, as well as how to overcome common challenges they may face.

The Client-Responsive programming framework outlines the IRC approach to accountability to affected populations.