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From Lebanon to Ethiopia, humanitarians confront crises on top of COVID-19
On World Humanitarian Day, hear from IRC staff members working tirelessly to make a lasting impact.
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- June 22, 2022
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.
- Article
- September 27, 2022
A decade of destruction: attacks on health care in Syria
Since the onset of the Syria conflict in March 2011, civilians have borne the brunt of the violence and health facilities have been targeted as a strategy of war.
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- September 2, 2022
Crisis in Somalia: Aid workers hampered as needs rise
Here are five reasons the IRC's Watchlist ranks Somalia among countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in 2022.
- Article
- July 19, 2022
Strategy100: Empowering people in crisis and beyond
Since the International Rescue Committee (IRC) was first founded at the request of Albert Einstein in 1933, our global team of more than 17,000 staff have helped people upended by conflict and crisis to survive, recover, and regain control of their lives. Today we work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S.
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Media Advisory: Government of Kenya: Reconsider intended closure of refugee camps
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Refugees and their new communities, thriving together
Whether it’s through restrictive laws that prohibit them from working, or through language and cultural barriers that make it extremely difficult to earn an income, refugees have to try to survive another disaster—a life lived in limbo. Here's how supporting refugees to build careers benefits everyone.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
The Venezuelan crisis explained in 10 objects
Since 2014, economic upheaval and political turmoil in Venezuela have caused over 3 million people to flee the country, and this number is likely to rise as the crisis intensifies.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
What you wanted to know about COVID and crises in 2020—your questions answered
Read some of our most popular articles of 2020 to revisit the biggest stories related to COVID-19, refugees and humanitarian crises this year.
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- June 27, 2022
Crisis in Ethiopia: New conflict threatens the region
Ethiopia features on the IRC's annual Emergency Watchlist for the third year in a row but rises into the top five for the first time due to escalating conflict in Tigray. Here's what you need to know.
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- September 14, 2022