Trump administration suspended refugee resettlement, canceled 10,000+ flights, terminated agency contracts, and cut ...

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

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

Amman, Jordan, August 22, 2025 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is appalled by the latest IPC alert, which confirms the unthinkable: famine is now a deadly reality in Gaza City, with all ...

Khartoum, Sudan, May 27, 2025, May 27, 2025 — Khartoum, Sudan, May 27, 2025 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is gravely concerned by the alarming resurgence of cholera in Khartoum State and ...

people are in need of humanitarian assistance.

Cuts to U.S. aid for Afghanistan are forcing the shutdown of lifesaving IRC programs that provide food, health care, education and protection. Millions of Afghans are at greater risk of hunger, ...

Athens, Greece, January 24, 2022 — The hunger crisis in Greece is continuing as figures show that forty per cent of people living in Greek refugee camps are being denied food as a result of a decision ...

The IRC's 2025 Emergency Watchlist highlights the top 10 global crises, focusing on countries like Sudan, Syria, and Myanmar, where conflict, climate change, and economic instability exacerbate ...

In February 2024, Italy finalised a deal with Albania to transfer up to 36,000 asylum seekers to detention centres in Albania each year. Soon, the Italian government will begin detaining asylum ...

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 ...

Heightened conflict and climate shocks are increasing humanitarian needs in Somalia as communities work to recover from the country’s most severe drought in four decades, which has reduced food ...