Children of war have experienced unimaginable trauma. It’s difficult for them to express themselves and heal from their experiences. Art can help — providing a powerful tool for young people in conflict zones to release their emotions and communicate their feelings.

For 663 million people, nearly a tenth of the global population, access to clean water is still a luxury they don’t have. For many, conflict and war have destroyed the vital infrastructure needed to bring water to communities and refugee camps, whilst climate change and drought continue to place increasing strain on limited resources.

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has caused over 2,000 deaths across four provinces and severely damaged homes and health infrastructure.

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.

Over 4.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine. Go inside the International Rescue Committee's response supporting their long-term needs.

As violence intensifies across large areas of Afghanistan, civilians are at risk of being caught up in fighting between warring parties.

President Joe Biden is beginning his term after four years of an administration that wreaked havoc on the lives of refugees, asylum seekers and other marginalised communities, as well as failed to lead on global crises ranging from protracted conflicts to COVID-19 to climate change.

Find out how we choose the countries for our crisis Watchlist and why we are calling for action to fix the “system failure” driving new and worsening crises around the world.