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Millions of Syrian lives are on the line unless the G7 acts
- June 30, 2022
Surge
The Protection Surge Capacity Project (Surge) provides crucial staff support to the United Nations refugee agency to protect refugees during crises. Cameroon • Democratic Republic of Congo • Indonesia • Liberia • Senegal • South Africa • South Sudan • Tanzania • Thailand • Uganda Joining forces to strengthen protection Providing protection to refugees and other persons of concern is the core mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for
G7: On World Humanitarian Day 400 women aid workers and allies call on world leaders to better protect the women and girls caught up in conflict and crisis.
- Press Release
- August 17, 2022
U.S. aid cuts to Central America will stall progress made, intensify violence, and increase forced displacement
- June 30, 2022
No other escape: one girl’s courageous journey to freedom
Some 60,000 unaccompanied children from Central America crossed the United States border last summer, many fleeing violence and seeking reunion with a parent. One girl’s story.
- Article
- July 6, 2022
Syria's education crisis: once-thriving classrooms gutted by war
Syria has all but collapsed as the country’s civil war enters its seventh year. On March 13, the International Rescue Committee released a new survey—the first of its kind—on Syrian children and learning.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
How cash is helping families recover from ISIS
After two years living under ISIS, cash relief gives families the independence they need to rebuild their lives.
- Article
- July 5, 2022
The top 10 crises the world should be watching in 2021
The 2021 Emergency Watchlist reveals the world is facing unprecedented humanitarian emergencies—as well as a political crisis of inaction by world leaders. Learn more and see how you can help.
- Article
- July 28, 2023
Sudan
After more than a year of fighting, Sudan is experiencing the world's worst displacement crisis and one of the world’s worst hunger crises. Humanitarian needs have more than doubled, with nearly 25 million people in need of assistance.
- Country
Cyclone Komen and heavy monsoon rains affect more than a million people in Myanmar
Heavy monsoon rains and a tropical cyclone have claimed nearly 500 lives in six Asian countries this August, with Myanmar especially hard hit. Widespread flooding and landslides have displaced 240,000 families in 12 states and regions in the country, according to the National Natural Disaster Management Committee, with more than 100 people reported dead. In all, the storms have affected 1.1 million and destroyed well over 15,000 homes.
- Article
- June 30, 2022