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A Central American child sits on his mother's lap at an IRC day center for asylum seekers in Arizona

What is causing the growing humanitarian crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border?

The surge of families seeking asylum in the United States, recent changes in U.S. policies, and the lack of available resources and services at the border are putting thousands of people at increased risk of danger and exploitation. 

ArticleApril 25, 2019
Angelina, an asylum seeker from Guatemala, sits on a red couch with her arms around her son at an IRC Welcome Center in Arizona.

What is happening at the U.S. southern border?

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.

ArticleApril 6, 2022
A woman in El Salvador who has received support from the IRC and CuentaNos looks at her cellphone

How the IRC is using social media to fight the coronavirus

Learn how the IRC uses social media and other digital platforms to get critical information to people affected by crisis, including how they can protect themselves from the coronavirus.

ArticleSeptember 29, 2020
Reynaldo, a Salvadoran man who works as a painter, stands in the doorway of a church in El Salvador.

How VP Harris and the U.S. can address the Central America migration crisis

The vice president's visit to Mexico and Guatemala spotlighted the growing humanitarian crisis in northern Central America. Here's how the U.S. can help.

ArticleJune 10, 2021
Khal, a 10-month-old boy from Eritrea, sits on his mother's lap in the Community Development Center in Tripoli, Libya

What’s happening in Libya? Five facts you need to know.

Fighting in Tripoli, the capital city of Libya, has been escalating. The IRC is on the ground assisting people caught in the clashes.

ArticleApril 12, 2019
Rosa, wearing a jean jacket, holds an smart phone to show a photo of her daughter, Emily.

Separated from her children, Rosa gives back to other migrants

“One day I said to God, ‘You made me a mother and you took away my children.” Rosa says. “And he answered, ‘I’m taking care of yours, you take care of mine.’”

ArticleAugust 5, 2021

Crossing the border: A young Central American mother’s story

Emilia, 21, fled Honduras with her four-year-old daughter Lauda. They are among the thousands of families the IRC and our partners have helped at the U.S.-Mexico border.

ArticleJune 27, 2019
A Ukrainian mother in winter clothes holds her bundled-up baby at a Ukraine-Poland border crossing point.

How can I help Ukraine?

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has already forced over 4.5 million refugees, mostly women and children, to flee their homes. Learn what you can do to help.

ArticleApril 11, 2022

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