Family planning brochure

A video message from the IRC

The Great Lakes and Central Africa region is experiencing a complex and deepening humanitarian crisis driven by persistent conflict, forced displacement and the rising threat of Trafficking in Person (TIP). The convergence of displacement and trafficking presents the urgent need for protection and policy solutions. This brief analyzes the current trends in forced displacement and trafficking across Central Africa, with a focus on root causes, emerging risks and opportunities for durable solutions. It also presents information and data on the IRC’s work in the region, highlighting both emergency interventions and long-term solutions to the crisis.

As part of their civic engagement efforts, the IRC in NY Leaders In Training wrote an oped together about their refugee, asylee, and immigrant experiences.

Hear from five people on their struggles and their wishes for the future as they face some of the world’s most deteriorating crises.

Violence, climate change, rising poverty and COVID-19 are forcing thousands of people from Haiti, northern Central America and other places to flee their homes.