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Central African girl at an IRC-run safe space

The five most dangerous places to be a girl

Millions of girls around the world face discrimination and lack of opportunity. Their voices aren’t always heard or needs considered.

ArticleMarch 6, 2019
An animation of an Afghan teenage girl and her reflection. There is a diagonal line across the image with the girl's legs, in yellow and with a blank background, at the top. At the bottom, she is holding a backpack in front of a city skyline.

Millions of Afghan girls may not go ‘back to school’ this September

The crisis in Afghanistan has shocked the world. The situation for women and girls appears dire, and their access to education is at risk.

ArticleSeptember 14, 2021
Na'aem, 11, and her best friend Aisha, 10, sit together on the ground studying a school book in a displacement camp in Yemen..

The five most challenging places to grow up a girl

The situation for girls in places prone to conflict and crisis can change in an instant. When women and girls lack power in their homes and communities, every shock—whether armed conflict, drought, flood or COVID-19—inevitably affects them more than others.

ArticleOctober 11, 2021

Girls in Jordan create their futures

Syrian refugee girls living in Jordan have experienced the trauma of their country’s civil war, the loss of loved ones and their homes, the struggle to survive in a new country.

VideoMarch 5, 2015

Abducted and forced to marry, four teenage girls share their story

1 in 7 girls in the developing world will be married before the age of 15.

VideoNovember 24, 2018

Girl empower intervention baseline survey

This report presents the results from the baseline assessment of the IRC's Girl Empower (GE) program in Nimba County, Liberia. GE is a program in rural communities which seeks to help 13 to 14 year-old girls make healthy life choices and decrease their risk of sexual abuse.

ReportJuly 27, 2016

My future self

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" Too many girls around the world have never been asked that question. That's why the IRC the invited girls in Congo and Jordan to create visions for themselves, and develop strategic plans for achieving them.
SlideshowNovember 18, 2016

The five most challenging places to grow up a girl today

Press ReleaseOctober 11, 2021

New International Rescue Committee Report: Less than $2 of help for each woman or girl at risk of gender based violence

Press ReleaseJune 10, 2019

Where’s the Money? How the Humanitarian System is Failing to Fund an End of Violence Against Women and Girls

Violence against women and girls is a global problem of epidemic proportions. Evidence shows that over one-third of women and girls globally will experience some form of violence in their lifetime. Regardless of where they live, their religion or culture, or what stage of life they are in, each is a target of violence specifically because of her gender and the gender discrimination that persists globally.

ReportJune 10, 2019

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