The IRC is supporting refugees in the UK, equipping families with the skills and knowledge they need to thrive.

Today, as South Sudan marks the anniversary of its independence, the new nation is engulfed by a growing humanitarian crisis. Hopes for a peaceful future expressed four years ago are now dashed. Thousands of people have been killed, and more than two million uprooted from their homes by civil war. Unspeakable atrocities have been committed by all parties to the conflict.

They die of bombs, we die of need: impact of collapsing public health systems in Yemen

Today is World Humanitarian Day, a chance to recognise phenomenal women around the world who dedicate their lives to protecting people caught in conflict.

One of President Trump's first executive orders, issued on Jan. 27, suspended the entire U.S. refugee resettlement programme and barred citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entry to the U.S. The order, issued to allow for a 120-day security review, was negated by an appeals court. Today, a new order was issued, which again, targets refugees like Samah and Mohammed.

For the first time ever, the world is facing the very real possibility of not one, but four simultaneous famines—in South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen. Thirty million people are facing starvation and living on the brink of what could become the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time.

Inside Latin America's largest-ever refugee crisis