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Mia Farrow calls for improving the global system for treating malnutrition following visit to South Sudan
- June 30, 2022
IRC staff member killed in eastern Niger village attack; IRC volunteer killed in explosion in Borno State, Nigeria
- June 30, 2022
In Nairobi, a young entrepreneur builds her salon business
With support from the International Rescue Committee, Susan Kayongo is able to run her own salon in Nairobi.
- Article
- July 6, 2022
Starting life in the world’s biggest refugee camp
At four days old, he doesn’t yet have a name, or a birth certificate. The young Rohingya baby boy is embarking on a life already more challenging than most—born an unregistered refugee in the world’s biggest refugee camp.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
Photos: The forgotten humanitarian crisis in Iraq
Last summer, militants attacked the Yazidi people of Sinjar in northwestern Iraq. The International Rescue Committeerecently traveled through northern Iraq to document this forgotten humanitarian crisis.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
'What next?': using comic books to overcome risks for women in Lebanon
A group of fifteen women huddle around a stove in a brightly painted room in the Bekaa valley in the east of Lebanon. On the walls are messages of hope. Despite the plummeting temperatures, these women have made the journey to the International Rescue Committee’s women’s centre to participate in a somewhat unusual activity. They will join 'Hala' on her way to work, through the medium of a comic book.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
What is being done to help refugees survive winter in the Balkans?
As thousands of refugees are stranded or risking their lives trying to transit through Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary in extremely cold weather, the International Rescue Committee and its partners in Serbia are providing winter relief, including clothing, medicine and other emergency aid in some of the most challenging locations.
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- June 30, 2022
Seeds of Change: the inspiring work of women's organisations in the DRC
Dusenge Committee Members spoke about the Village’s Chief support to women’s rights after their advocacy activities started. Men of the community are beginning to understand women have the same rights as men, and Committee Members are now invited to community meetings to give their opinions. “Women in Ntamugenga have a voice, and this voice is now being heard by our leaders”, said Dusenge’s President, Maman Kwitegetse.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
How we use evidence
The important thing is to not stop questioning. This wise recommendation from Albert Einstein represents the International Rescue Committee’s strong commitment to research, evaluation and learning. Appropriately, it comes from the great scientist and humanitarian at whose suggestion our organisation was founded in 1933.
- What we do
World hunger facts: Seven things you should know
World hunger is still a problem facing the world in 2024. Get the facts about the global hunger crisis as it stands and learn what can be done.
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- July 14, 2025