Only days after Hurricane Katrina destroyed a swath of the Gulf Coast in August 2005, the International Rescue Committee dispatched an emergency team of relief experts to Louisiana. For the first time in its 73-year history, the organization responded to a humanitarian crisis in the United States. 

The IRC teamed with renowned illustrator Bodil Jane to show that women around the world, despite their differences, all fight the same battle—to make equality a reality.

Find out what the ceasefire in Gaza means for Palestinians, and how you can help communities impacted by more than 15 months of conflict.

Scaling and decentralizing wasting treatment for children experiencing acute malnutrition

The U.S. State Department's termination of over 10,000 foreign aid grants has crippled IRC programs, leaving 2 million vulnerable people without critical humanitarian services.

Words of outrage over the chemical weapons attack in Idlib, Syria must evolve into action—diplomatic action to protect innocent civilians and bring about a lasting and long overdue peace. Here are four things the U.S. can and must do now to help Syrians whose lives have been shattered by six years of war.