Afghan women and girls increasingly bear the brunt of violence and of a hunger crisis that threatens to overwhelm the country.

Meet Firas, a Syrian refugee determined to make a difference

The Parents Make the Difference project in Liberia aimed to promote the wellbeing of young children aged 3 to 7 through reducing harsh punishment, improving parenting practices, improving child development, and increasing malaria prevention behavior. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and research partner Duke University found that the intervention reduced harsh punishment and improved parenting practices and caregiver–child interactions, but had no impact on malaria prevention or early childhood development outcomes.

Go inside an IRC clinic in Mogadishu that treats children for acute malnutrition and supports mothers facing the fallout of COVID-19.

Somalia is facing a severe drought. More than two million people could die of starvation by September.

Inside Latin America's largest-ever refugee crisis

Warren is Darren's his best friend, confidant and the person that gave him the confidence to come out to his colleagues.

Hardships are mounting for Syrians in Idlib, where thousands are facing constant airstrikes, chronic shortages of food and medicine, and widespread unemployment.