How would you describe your mum in one word? What have you learnt from your mum? What annoys you about your mum? We asked people from around the world to answer these questions about their mothers.

International Rescue Committee UK (IRC-UK) is profoundly saddened by the death of our beloved colleague, Mary Anne Schwalbe, who passed away on 14 September. Mary Anne was a founding director of IRC-UK when it started in 1997 and remained a trustee and Development Committee member, continuing to make a valued contribution despite the difficulties her ill health presented in recent months.

Over 25 years ago, Sudan’s civil war uprooted 20,000 Sudanese children. They were known as the Lost Boys.

When he visited Lesbos, actor Mandy Patinkin helped to rescue a girl in a pink coat. The IRC returned to Lesbos to follow her story.

Ebalo is seven. He has spent his whole life in Nyarugusu camp, Tanzania.

Escalated violence in their native Burundi forced them to flee. For pregnant women, the increased uncertainty for the future is all the more stressful.

Think you know the IRC? Test your knowledge with our 90th anniversary quiz.