Earlier this year the IRC in Greece hosted cooking workshops for refugee and local women living on the island of Lesvos. Learn Elisabeth shares a spinach stew with beef and shrimp recipe.

On November 16th, IRC President and CEO David Miliband will sit down with acclaimed journalist and author Jonathan Freeland to discuss key questions about the refugee crisis as part of the Alan Howard Foundation / JW3 Speaker Series. 

In 2016, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and the Red Cross met at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul to agree on a Grand Bargain on humanitarian aid. Recognising that trends in humanitarian need were vastly outstripping humanitarian financing, the humanitarian community adopted 51 commitments on issues like transparency, cash-based programming, and multi-year funding to more effectively and efficiently respond to humanitarian crises. Five years on, those gains are yet to be seen. In our position paper Focus on the Frontlines: How the Grand Bargain can deliver on its promise to improve humanitarian aid we make five key recommendations in line with our commitment to outcomes and evidence, and in support of the two main priorities identified for the next iteration of the Grand Bargain – enhanced quality funding and localisation

In 2016, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and the Red Cross met at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul to agree on a Grand Bargain on humanitarian aid. Recognizing that trends in humanitarian need were vastly outstripping humanitarian financing, the humanitarian community adopted 51 commitments on issues like transparency, cash-based programming, and multi-year funding to more effectively and efficiently respond to humanitarian crises. Five years on, those gains are yet to be seen. In our position paper Focus on the Frontlines: How the Grand Bargain can deliver on its promise to improve humanitarian aid we make five key recommendations in line with our commitment to outcomes and evidence, and in support of the two main priorities identified for the next iteration of the Grand Bargain – enhanced quality funding and localisation.

Teenager Ali tells the IRC about his journey to Europe from Iran, his life in Greece and his hopes for the future with his brother in Germany.

A catastrophic locust outbreak is coursing through East Africa, threatening starvation for millions of people. The IRC is actively responding with our humanitarian partners in local communities.

In Afghanistan, state failure and economic collapse are now the primary drivers of a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding at breakneck speed. Unemployment and poverty are now the greatest drivers of internal displacement. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been providing assistance in Afghanistan for three decades, working today in 11 provinces. We see firsthand that while humanitarian aid saves lives, it cannot replace a functioning economy and state.

Reem takes a deep breath, closing her eyes as she lets her mind calm. This simple technique, which she learned from her IRC counsellor, has helped Reem overcome the trauma of living in war-torn Syria.