In northeastern Nigeria, conflict and instability have left three out of 10 women and girls experiening of violence. The IRC and our partner the European Union run safe spaces where girls like 17-year-old Hauwa learn mindfulness techniques, helping them to manage stress and negative thoughts.

Hear from Sting about why he supports the International Rescue Committee and join him in supporting refugees around the world.

As the war in Syria hits its 4­year mark on March 15, humanitarian needs have never been greater. Satellite images show that 83 percent of the lights have gone out in Syria since the conflict began, plunging streets, homes and hospitals into darkness. Stand with the IRC and #withSyria to turn the lights back on.

In South Sudan, extreme hunger is being caused by conflict and war. Meet Nyanut Bol, a mother of triplets who wants her children to be safe and healthy. The babies are receiving care in an IRC health center. In South Sudan, an estimated 1.1 million children under age five are acutely malnourished and in need of lifesaving services. 

The combination of climate change, insurgency, and conflict over resources in Nigeria has led to extreme hunger and left more than one million children in the country’s northeast severely malnourished. Madiha Raza reports from inside an International Rescue Committee (IRC) stabilization center in Maiduguri, explaining how the IRC is helping children with severe malnutrition stabilize, recover and stay healthy.

Watch the heartwarming moment sisters Kimbembi and Seva from the DRC are reunited in the U.S.For refugees like the Welo family, the journey doesn't end when they arrive. With support from Uber, the IRC is helping resettled families navigate their new lives. The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.

1.5 million children in Idlib, Syria are struggling after eight years of conflict. Many can’t go to school. Some must work. All are at risk of emotional trauma. We're giving 25,000 children backpacks stuffed with toys, puzzles, coloring books, crayons, pencils and storybooks. These kits help Syrian children find comfort while they build cognitive skills.

From the IRC's 2022 Global Virtual Event, learn about Somalia in East Africa, which is experiencing the worst drought in decades and where the IRC has worked with local communities to improve access to safe, clean water. Let's take a look. The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.

The coronavirus struck at a time when more people around the world are displaced by war and crisis than ever before. They, along with people living in conflict zones, will be among the hardest hit by the pandemic.  We asked refugees and frontline International Rescue Committee staff what gives them hope as the world confronts COVID-19. Watch their moving responses.