After fleeing ISIS in Iraq, a young woman starts over in a refugee camp in Syria—with her infant son. They are among the almost 17,000 people, mostly Iraqis, living in Al Hol camp.

2023 has been a turbulent year, and the IRC predicts humanitarian crises like Gaza and Sudan will worsen in 2024. But while the headlines worldwide may be dire, there are still many positive stories and uplifting moments from 2023 worth remembering.

A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in real time. Now is the time to meet the moment.

In cases where evidence is weak or does not exist, the IRC is committed to generating evidence. Evidence generation strengthens the IRC’s understanding of what works to achieve outcomes in humanitarian settings.

The Economic Recovery and Development (ERD) unit at the IRC works to ensure that those we serve have their most basic survival needs met and have the combination of assets and income to prosper.

Read some of our most popular articles of 2019 to revisit the biggest stories related to refugees and humanitarian crises this year.

When he visited Lesbos, actor Mandy Patinkin helped to rescue a girl in a pink coat. The IRC returned to Lesbos to follow her story.