From major cities to remote villages, women and girls worldwide face harassment, violence, discrimination and a lack of equal opportunities. These are the toughest places to be a woman today, according to IRC experts.

Meet newborn Baby Bello, his parents—and the IRC midwife who delivered him.

When all you’ve had to keep going is enduring hope, you help people discover their own.

Mothers around the world, especially those in crisis zones, struggle to keep their children healthy and safe—sometimes against long odds.

An IRC mobile health team caring for uprooted families in a camp in Yemen was there at the right time to help a young mother through a difficult delivery.