Meet Lilian Dawa, a South Sudanese social worker in a refugee settlement in Uganda who works tirelessly to protect women and girls from violence.

Tahini works as a midwife for the IRC, providing a vital support for women in Yemen.

The International Rescue Committee’s Frankie Parrish shares photos from Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania, where the IRC is working to reunite unaccompanied and separated children with their families. Many children have become separated from their parents in the chaos of fleeing their homes in the wake of violence in neighbouring Burundi.

The civil war in Sudan has created the largest humanitarian crisis on record. These are the real stories of survivors—and the heroes among them—who risked everything to protect their families and their communities.

Jamalat Abd al-Raouf al-Hariri fled the war in Syria with her husband and children nearly two years ago. Since then, the family has been living in Zaatari, Jordan’s largest Syrian refugee camp.

On Day of the Girl, the IRC has identified the most challenging places to grow up a girl.

12-year-old Nyaber was separated from her parents when violence broke out in her village - this is her story.

Right now, nearly every person in Gaza is in need of humanitarian assistance. But children are bearing the brunt of the war that’s endured for over a year.