The International Rescue Committee has been responding to outbreaks of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We also responded In 2014, as West Africa experienced the largest ever outbreak of Ebola, which claimed over 11,000 lives.

Families escaping gang violence and persecution in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have undertaken a dangerous journey to seek asylum in the United States. Here's what you need to know.

Across the globe, record millions of people are being forced by violent conflict to flee their homes. These refugee families—children, women and men—are struggling to survive and recover. The International Rescue Committee and HBO's "Game of Thrones" have been working together to bring attention to the global refugee crisis.

From Syria to Sacramento, RescueWorks invests in people and communities to enhance the skills, income and financial capabilities of the world’s most vulnerable populations.

Malnutrition isn’t just hunger. It’s a life-threatening condition that can rob children of the opportunity to live full, healthy and productive lives.

As the coronavirus continues to spread globally, people living in crisis will be hit hardest. The International Rescue Committee is scaling up our response to the pandemic.

The IRC works to ensure that people can receive care and manage treatment for themselves and their families, from the earliest stages of a mental health crisis through recovery.

In places like Syria and Lebanon, displaced families are experiencing frigid winter weather on top of what they are already facing — war, hunger and COVID-19.

Climate change is set to unleash lasting damage across the world—even if we succeed in limiting global warming. It's time for all of us to become better stewards of the planet.

For decades European countries have offered a welcome to people fleeing terrible circumstances of war and persecution. Learn how the IRC helps in Europe.