This month, the International Rescue Committee’s crisis news roundup looks at Zimbabwe in the wake of the disastrous Cyclone Idai; the rise of the second worst Ebola outbreak ever, in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and the challenges Central American asylum-seekers face at the U.S. border.

Meet resilient Syrian refugee mothers who are raising confident daughters—and won't let war, exile or an uncertain future stop them.

28-year-old Moussa has made a new life for himself in Greece since leaving the Ivory Coast. He's planning on opening 'Our Home', Athens' first Ivorian restaurant, inspired by his childhood. His family used to cook for the whole community for free, welcoming everyone into their home to enjoy food. Sadly, his parents and younger brother died before he left the Ivory Coast.

    Thank you video for 2017 donors.

See highlights of the International Rescue Committee's annual Rescue Dinner on Nov. 2, 2017 in New York. Read more about the event.

An International Rescue Committee aid worker (his identity obscured for security reasons) takes us inside Areesha displacement camp, northeast Syria. Here 43,000 people who fled ISIS are crowded into a camp built for less than half that number.  Some 25,000 people are living on one piece of bread a day. Others have nothing to eat. The IRC is responding with emergency meals, which we have distributed to 5,000 families.

The United States has a long tradition of offering refuge to those fleeing persecution and war. The International Rescue Committee has 28 offices across the country that support newly arrived refugees by providing immediate aid, including food, housing and medical attention. See how they help.

Sixty percent of refugees worldwide live in cities and communities rather than in camps. Providing refugees cash instead of goods like blankets or food, allows aid agencies like the International Rescue Committee to reach refugees quickly and at a lower cost. Cash relief is also good for the economy. It means refugees can buy what they need from local shops, growing their communities.

  Fearless. Ambitious. Fabulous. The International Rescue Committee knows that wherever they are in the world, with the right support, girls can be girls. While pre-teen and teenage girls are often the first to be harmed in a crisis, they are the last to be protected. They are most at risk of forced marriage, dropping out of school and violence.

Boko Haram, the world’s deadliest terror group, has forced nearly 2 million people to flee their homes. In October 2017 International Rescue Committee president David Miliband went to Borno state in northeastern Nigeria to hear the stories and the needs of Nigeria's most vulnerable people. The IRC is on the ground providing health and education programs, access to clean water and safe spaces for women and children.