Learn how anticipatory action is enabling families in Somalia to care for their animals, send their children to school, and ...

Meet five individuals we’ve supported over the years, who have gone on to become a crucial part of their new communities and are giving back in countless ways.

This week, many kids in the United States return to class for the start of a new school year. But for the millions of children around the world facing conflict and crisis, lessons this year look very ...

Bangkok, Thailand, August 29, 2025 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) welcomes the news that after 40 years of hosting communities fleeing violence in Myanmar, the Royal Thai Government will ...

Nearly every person in Gaza needs urgent humanitarian assistance. 1.9 million Palestinians have been displaced. All three thresholds of famine—catastrophic hunger, acute malnutrition, and mass ...

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and ...

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Atlanta creates opportunities for refugees and immigrants to integrate and thrive in Georgia communities. Since opening in 1979, the IRC's locally funded ...

Famine thresholds have been surpassed in Gaza City, with the entire population facing crisis-level or worse food insecurity.

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, August 31st, has caused over 1,400 deaths across four provinces ...

Violence, climate change, rising poverty, and COVID-19 are forcing thousands of people from northern Central America, Haiti, and other places in crisis to flee their homes. Many, including ...

Ethiopia ranks on the IRC’s 2024 Emergency Watchlist as drought-stricken communities face the twin threats of conflict and the likelihood of El Niño-induced flooding. Although the ceasefire between ...

The Emergency Watchlist report is the International Rescue Committee’s assessment of the 20 countries at greatest risk of new humanitarian emergencies each year. It is based on an analytically ...