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A group of women who are part of an IRC livelihoods program in Nigeria stand outside, lifting hand-knitted tops to show them off.

Economic wellbeing

Economic wellbeing means people have their most basic survival needs met and have sustainable income and assets so they can prosper. During and after crises, people may be forced to make short-term decisions to survive—such as pulling children out of school to work—that will have long-term negative consequences. The International Rescue Committee helps them meet immediate needs and build a brighter future.
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An IRC health worker takes the blood pressure of a female patient lying on a mat on the floor in Thailand.

Health

Millions of people, particularly women and children, die from preventable causes in countries affected by conflict and natural disasters.
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Refugee children hold pencils in a classroom at a refugee camp in northern Thailand

Education

During conflict and crisis, education protects children and sets them up for a better future. It provides a sense of hope and enables them to recover, learn and thrive. However, over 127 million children in countries affected by war and displacement are out of school, while many others receive only a poor quality education. Despite this great need, education has received less than three percent of all humanitarian aid in recent years.
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Illustration of a a girl standing tethered with cows.

Early marriage: the price of childhood?

Thirteen-year-old Helena was abducted by her uncle at gunpoint in impoverished South Sudan. He sold her to another man so he could pay for his own wife, following a practice known as the “bride price.”  

ArticleDecember 1, 2017
Nazia and Rolian dance outside at Elonas refugee camp.

A friendship born in dance

Nazia and Rolian bonded at a refugee camp in Greece over their love for dance. The two 16-year-old girls—one from Afghanistan, the other from Syria—practice Zumba moves to videos downloaded on Nazia’s mobile phone.

ArticleJune 28, 2017
Rawan sits by a window, reading

Love and loss in Syria: One teenage refugee's story

Imagine falling in love for the first time only to have your happiness destroyed in an instant. It happened to 19-year-old Rawan when her first love, Karam, was killed by a sniper in Syria. Learn how she overcame her crushing grief.

ArticleFebruary 14, 2017

World Humanitarian Day letter to world leaders

PerspectiveAugust 16, 2019

Femi Kuti meets with survivors of Boko Haram terror in Nigeria

World-renowned musician Femi Kuti recently traveled to northeastern Nigeria to meet with people displaced from areas ravaged for years by Boko Haram and see the International Rescue Committee's crisis response in action.

ArticleMarch 8, 2017

No safe place

The study used quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the situation of women and girls in ve settings in South Sudan: Juba City, Juba County, Rumbek Centre, two Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites in Juba, and one PoC site in Bentiu.

ReportNovember 29, 2017

Our goals for safety

The IRC helps those who are recovering from conflict and disaster seek protection from harm, build safer communities, and understand their human rights.

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