Despite her young age, 11-year-old Farah* has gone through more traumatic experiences than most people should in a lifetime. In 2014, her family was forced to leave their village on the outskirts of Mosul and move to the east of the city, where ISIS was gaining control. A few months later, Farah’s father died. She then spent two years with her family living under the harsh rule of ISIS. She has never been to school. 

Alarming numbers of Ivorian women and girls have been raped, sexually assaulted, beaten and harassed by armed men at home or as they were fleeing violence and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) fears those who are reporting incidents represent a tiny fraction of the victims.

International aid has been in the news recently due to aid budgets being cut around the world. It’s a big, complicated topic and easy to feel confused, so here are 7 key facts and statistics to break it down.

Learn more about the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and how humanitarian organizations are delivering aid to affected communities.

To better gauge Afghans’ hopes and fears regarding the future of the country, IRC researchers consulted 136 of the 650 Afghans who serve on our staff across the country. This report highlights their observations and outlines recommendations for international engagement in Afghanistan beyond 2014.

One year ago, a massive explosion in the port of Beirut killed more than 200 people, displaced hundreds of thousands and worsened an economy already in freefall. Elias El Beam describes how Lebanon has struggled to recover.