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Crisis in Ethiopia: New conflict threatens the region
Ethiopia features on the International Rescue Committee's annual Emergency Watchlist for the third year in a row but rises into the top five for the first time due to escalating conflict. Here's what you need to know about the humanitarian emergency in Ethiopia.
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- September 14, 2022
What is happening in Ethiopia’s Tigray region?
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is extremely concerned about escalating tensions and hostilities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, where many refugees, displaced families, and local communities are reeling from a year of multiple humanitarian disasters.
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- September 21, 2022
Syria
The International Rescue Committee provides lifesaving support to Syrians struggling to survive a war now in its thirteenth year.
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Crisis in Syria: What to know and how to help
More than 13 years of conflict have left over 16 million Syrians in need of humanitarian support. Find out what’s happening in Syria and how you can help.
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- January 20, 2025
Afghanistan: An entire population pushed into poverty
Five reasons why Afghanistan remains within the top 3 countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist.
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- August 15, 2023
Reasons to be cheerful: 15 positive stories from 2023
2023 has been a turbulent year, and the IRC predicts humanitarian crises like Gaza and Sudan will worsen in 2024. But while the headlines worldwide may be dire, there are still many positive stories and uplifting moments from 2023 worth remembering.
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- August 16, 2024
Support Refugees
There are now more than 82 million refugees and displaced people around the world. The International Rescue Committee is providing relief to millions in war zones and other countries in crisis as well as supporting refugees in the UK, Europe and the United States, where refugees continue to seek safety.
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Millions of Afghans endure crisis three years after Taliban takeover
Three years after Afghanistan’s change of government, millions across the country are enduring a humanitarian crisis. This is what the international community can do to help.
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- August 15, 2024
U.S. aid cuts put millions in peril
A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in real time. Now is the time to meet the moment.
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- March 5, 2025
3 ways the Ukraine conflict will drive up hunger in other crisis zones
Humanitarian needs in countries such as Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria and Somalia could rise as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. Here are three reasons why.
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- August 19, 2022