For World Health Day 2021, we asked some of the thousands of IRC colleagues providing care for people affected by conflict and crisis what they learnt from a year of fighting COVID-19 and what their hopes are for the future.

Eight years of war in Syria has devastated the entire country. But instead of recounting hardships, Syrian girls living in Jordan talk about their dreams, ambitions, abilities… and their favourite things.

Record numbers of people, many fleeing violence and persecution, need humanitarian aid. Learn about the world’s worst humanitarian crises and what can be done to help countries such as Afghanistan, Yemen and Ethiopia.

The civil war in Sudan has created the largest humanitarian crisis on record. These are the real stories of survivors—and the heroes among them—who risked everything to protect their families and their communities.

For two consecutive years, Sudan tops the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist, a list of countries most likely to experience a new or worsening humanitarian crisis.

Netflix’s Transatlantic is based on a historical fiction book that tells the story of Varian Fry and his team’s work evacuating refugees from Vichy France during World War II. Their legacy is a central part of the IRC’s foundation. Find out more about our origin story and the inspiration behind Transatlantic here.

The IRC’s Dr. Seema Jilani discusses the impact of conflict on Gaza’s citizens and their health system.