The International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns that Gaza’s water crisis has reached breaking point. Ongoing hostilities, mass ...

Proposals such as a ‘one-in, one-out’ scheme risk undermining the right to seek asylum, a core principle of international law. They ignore the root causes of why people cross borders in the first ...

Global aid cuts are threatening lifesaving immunizations—just when millions need them most. Discover how the IRC is working ...

A new IRC policy paper highlights how underfunding and lack of power-sharing are undermining the work of women’s ...

Sharp rise in acute childhood malnutrition attributed to triple threat of insecurity, climate shocks and funding cuts.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is launching prevention efforts, including raising awareness amongst vulnerable communities of how to prevent the spread of disease, to prepare for a possible ...

As Greece announces a three-month pause on accepting asylum applications from people arriving by sea from North Africa, and plans to immediately detain those reaching Greece via the Mediterranean Sea, ...

As world leaders gather for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), the International Rescue Committee (IRC) calls for urgent, strategic action to ensure that Official ...

At a moment when humanitarian funding is under unprecedented strain, the Dioptra Consortium has released compelling new ...

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 ...

East Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years, with over 1.4 million people displaced by drought in Somalia alone. Learn more about drought, what causes it, and how we can support those most ...

The Emergency Watchlist report is the IRC's assessment of the 20 countries at greatest risk of new humanitarian emergencies each year.