A displaced mother in Lebanon works to care for her children amid crisis and instability. Learn how IRC support is helping ...
In Kansas City and other offices across the country, the IRC helps them to rebuild their lives. Who are refugees? Refugees are people who have fled war, violence, conflict or persecution and have ...
Six months on from the ‘ceasefire’, IRC warns that Gaza’s deepening humanitarian catastrophe cannot be forgotten as world’s ...
Beirut, Lebanon, April 10, 2026 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns that intensified Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon are driving a sharp rise in civilian harm, displacement and ...
New York, NY, March 20, 2026 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is warning that airspace closures across parts of the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are beginning to ...
What are the most pressing global crises in 2026? Each year, the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Emergency Watchlist identifies the countries at greatest risk of new or worsening humanitarian ...
Climate change is set to unleash widespread and sustained damage across the world—even if we succeed in limiting global warming. This is not a problem for future generations to solve. The catastrophic ...
The world watched in shock as the Russian military invaded Ukraine on February 24 and began targeting homes, hospitals, bridges and schools. More than 7.7 million people—mostly women and children—have ...
Every day, millions of people worldwide face life-threatening crises. Humanitarian aid is a vital lifeline that delivers a variety of essential services to those in need. But as global crises escalate ...
For more than a decade, the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) annual Emergency Watchlist has accurately predicted 85-95 percent of the countries most likely to face a worsening humanitarian ...
Each year, the International Rescue Committee releases a list of the 20 humanitarian crises expected to deteriorate the most over the next year. For the past decade, this report has helped us ...