Arriving on the scene within hours of a powerful earthquake that struck Pakistan in October 2005, International Rescue Committee emergency teams aided 230,000 people, treated thousands of the sick and injured, and worked alongside survivors to rebuild their lives.

Children who lived under ISIS rule in Iraq have spent years out of the classroom. Meet Sabah, a 10 year old who refuses to give up on her education.

A new day is dawning for Ahmed, a 17-year-old refugee from Syria. Rescued from the streets of Athens, he found a safe space to stay with the IRC in Greece and is now on his way to be reunited with his uncle in Germany.

We partnered with illustrator Paul Blow to tell the stories of people at various points along the Central Mediterranean Route across Mali, Niger, Libya and Italy.