The leader of the IRC's COVID-19 response explains how we are fighting the virus and what's at risk for the three countries he's most worried about.

Five key lessons that could save lives as COVID-19 spreads

It can really happen anywhere—at the market, while collecting water, on the way to school…

Months after being freed of ISIS, swathes of Iraq are still suffering

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been helping people affected by humanitarian crisis for 90 years. Read about our history, our achievements and our innovative approach to solving big problems.

This year for “16 days” we highlight 16 basic rights that women and girls are so often denied in the places where we work, as well as the ways IRC supports women and girls in claiming their rights and acting as agents of change in their communities.

The months-long siege of eastern Aleppo ended in mid-December as Syrian government forces wrested control of areas that had been held by rebels. The intensifying bombing of these neighborhoods in the weeks before the ceasefire forced many residents to shelter underground, and tens of thousands to flee.