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Doctors in northeast Syria describe their work during COVID-19
Nine years of conflict have devastated Syria's health system, which now must face the threat of COVID-19. Hear from our doctors in the northeast about how they continue to serve displaced families at our health clinics—safely.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
Two years of conflict in Sudan: IRC recommends action for catastrophic humanitarian and diplomatic failure
- Press Release
- April 10, 2025
Clinical care for survivors of gender-based violence at the International Rescue Committee
For more than 20 years, the IRC has been breaking down barriers that prevent gender-based violence survivors from disclosing violence and seeking services. We continue to work in areas that need it the most, which are characterized by insecurity, displacement and weak health systems.
- Resource
- October 10, 2016
Education
During conflict and crisis, education protects children and sets them up for a better future. It provides a sense of hope and enables them to recover, learn and thrive. However, over 127 million children in countries affected by war and displacement are out of school, while many others receive only a poor quality education. Despite this great need, education has received less than three percent of all humanitarian aid in recent years.
- Outcome
Somalia: A generation at risk
Mass tragedies happen to people one by one. In Somalia, hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced from drought-stricken villages, and 3 million urgently need food and help making ends meet as the crisis worsens. The U.S. threat to cut foreign aid could not come at a worse time. Learn more and help.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Better aid: principles to reform and transform humanitarian financing
Sixty million people are fleeing their homes, two-thirds within their own countries and the rest crossing borders to seek refuge. While the world has never been more generous in responding, offering $28 billion in 2015, the $15 billion gap between humanitarian needs and available financing has never been so wide. We need better aid to make the greatest impact with scarce resources and overcome the challenges of modern displacement.
- Resource
- August 22, 2016
Rescue Facts: How climate change affects refugees
The facts on climate change are absolutely clear. With over 16 million people displaced as a result of climate-related factors in 2018 alone, this number continues to rise. David Miliband recalls stories from his travels to the Sahel region of Africa, where the IRC is helping refugees affected by the climate crisis. Watch to learn more.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
"I love my job saving children from malnutrition."
Maryanrun is a community health worker and refugee who is helping the International Rescue Committee save children's lives in Mogadishu, Somalia.
- Video
- July 19, 2022
A look into the mental health crisis in Syria
Thousands of people in Idlib, Syria, are living in dire conditions under constant threat of airstrikes. A Syrian health worker describes the trauma they are experiencing.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Watch the IRC on CBS Sunday Morning
On Sunday, April 20, CBS Sunday Morning’s Ted Koppel reported on the impact of United States humanitarian funding cuts on the IRC.
- Video
- April 22, 2025