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  • Our response   The IRC is planning an emergency response in Nangarhar and Laghman provinces where teams already have a deeply rooted presence. This will comprise mobile health teams that will deploy to the worst-affected areas and provide health services including first aid, maternal and newborn healthcare and the distribution of medicines and medical supplies.   Donate to support our work   The IRC in Afghanistan   Afghanistan is already facing a severe humanitarian crisis, with over 22.9 million people in
    Crisis appeal

    Afghanistan earthquake: What's happening and how to help

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  • 04 October 2024 – Catania, Italy. IRC Project Team.
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  • Halima is a displaced mother of five who received access to clean water through the IRC.
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  • A Palestinian girl walks through a devastated street in Gaza.
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  • A mother holds a young child in her arms while walking past a destroyed building in Gaza.
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  • Fatima holds her baby Zara.
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    July 10, 2025
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    July 1, 2025
  • Young woman taking part in an IRC session for women and girls
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  • Margarita at her home with her daughter in Kent, England.
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  • 24 January 2024, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Kenya. Fatuma, who is 25 years old, stands outside her home with her son.
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  • Three children walk through the ruins of their home-devastated by severe flooding.
    Aid explained
    How aid cuts are impacting millions of Afghans
    April 25, 2025
  • Kateryna stands in front of her apartment in Ukraine, which shows shelling damage
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    April 25, 2025
  • Khamissa, 70, holds her grandson, Djaba, after he was discharged from an IRC health clinic in Chad.
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  • The IRC warns Israel’s evacuation order for Gaza City will cost lives

    September 9, 2025
  • As Third Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan, IRC Warns of Escalating Humanitarian Emergency

    September 5, 2025
  • IRC Response to Proposed Restrictions on Refugee Family Reunion

    September 1, 2025
  • IRC deploys emergency medical teams in response to major earthquake in Afghanistan

    September 1, 2025
  • All famine thresholds now surpassed in Gaza City: IRC urges Government of Israel to enable aid access to prevent further loss of life

    August 22, 2025
  • Immigration statistics show progress on backlog but highlight urgent need for safe routes, says IRC UK

    August 21, 2025
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