The war in Yemen is contributing to what the U.N. says could become "the worst famine in the world in 100 years." 22 million people are in need of aid.

This week, world leaders will convene in New York for the annual United Nations GeneralAssembly (UNGA)—a gathering that has unfortunately become notable not for the combinedpolitical and diplomatic power concentrated in one place at one time, but for the annual failureto leverage that power to address the world’s most pressing challenges.

The IRC's 2021 Emergency Watchlist reveals that the world is facing both unprecedented humanitarian emergencies as well as a political crisis of inaction and global retreat from humanitarian obligations.

The U.S. is not the only country struggling with rising costs. Read about five places where the rising cost of living is contributing to chronic humanitarian crises.

Learn how conflict and climate change interact to form a compounded crisis in the Central Sahel, one of the world’s most vulnerable regions.