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Two women and a man who arrived in the U.S. as refugees sit wearing winter coats and hats near an American flag

Refugees in America

The United States has a long tradition of welcoming refugees fleeing persecution and conflict. Learn how the IRC helps refugees in the U.S. and how you can too.
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A newborn Rohingya boy in his mother's arms

Starting life in the world’s biggest refugee camp

At four days old, he doesn’t yet have a name, or a birth certificate. The young Rohingya boy is embarking on a life already more challenging than most—born an unregistered refugee in the world’s biggest refugee camp.

ArticleJuly 23, 2018

A groundbreaking approach to treating acute malnutrition

Over 50 million children suffer from acute malnutrition every year and 80 percent of them don’t have access to treatment. The world is in need of new solutions, and the IRC has developed several that together offer the potential for transformative change.

ArticleOctober 4, 2019
A MUAC tape around a South Sudanese baby's upper arm shows that he is at risk of acute malnutrition

Hunger crisis: How can G7 leaders help end famine?

The leaders at the G7 summit must act now on conflict, climate change and COVID-19 to end the growing hunger crisis. There has never been more at stake.

ArticleMay 19, 2021

Integrated community case management in acute and protracted emergencies: case study for South Sudan

The report describes a mixed-methods case study conducted by the IRC and UNICEF of the impact of acute emergency on iCCM programming in Payinjiar County, South Sudan.

ReportMay 1, 2017
A displaced girl sits just outside a tent in Dohuk, Iraq holding a young child in her arms, bundled in a blanket.

Refugee families face a cold winter

In places like Syria and Lebanon, displaced families are experiencing frigid winter weather on top of what they are already facing — war, hunger and COVID-19.
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Cash relief

Cash relief is one of the most efficient and effective forms of aid for thousands of uprooted people struggling to survive in times of crisis.
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A small child being examined at an IRC clinic in Yemen has her upper arm measured with a MUAC tape, which shows she may be acutely malnourished.

Ending malnutrition

Malnutrition isn’t just hunger. It’s a life-threatening condition that can rob children of the opportunity to live full, healthy and productive lives.
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A toddler being treated for malnutrition eats a nutrient-rich peanut butter food

Global Famine

More than 27 million people in South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen are facing starvation and living on the brink of what could become the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time.
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A health workers uses a scanner to screen a woman and baby for signs of Ebola

Ebola

The International Rescue Committee has been responding to outbreaks of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We also responded In 2014, as West Africa experienced the largest ever outbreak of Ebola, which claimed over 11,000 lives.
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