For the first time ever, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is putting out a crisis alert to its annual Emergency Watchlist report. The IRC is calling for urgent action in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya, with specific concern for intensifying famine in Somalia that has been dangerously neglected by the international community. By the time a famine is officially declared later this year, it will be too late to save hundreds of thousands of lives.

Economic Experience of Afghans Who Arrived Through Operation Allies Welcome

Five studies on use of technology, provider networks and male engagement to promote family planning to reduce unintended pregnancies.

Not only do many Afghan girls grow up in remote villages without schools, all girls over the age of twelve are now barred from formal education.