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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, ...

Consortium negotiates access to reach 96% of communities in hard-to-reach areas across the region Conflict, displacement, and climate-driven droughts continue to hinder health access and control of ...

Shortly after taking office, the Trump Administration announced the suspension of refugee resettlement, a program that offers safety to some of the most vulnerable refugees in the world and has saved ...

New York, NY, January 21, 2025 — The Trump Administration announced last night that it will suspend refugee resettlement to America. This program has existed since the 1980 Refugee Act and currently ...

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 ...

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

We can do something about climate change. Here are 12 climate activists from around the world who are inspiring us to take action November 21, 2024 Around the world, individuals are leading the fight ...

Amman, Jordan, October 15, 2024 — IRC condemns the killing of three colleagues from two Palestinian organizations we partner with, as a result of Israeli airstrikes last week. Since October 2023, more ...

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 ...

Vielfältige Partnerschaften sind eine der größten Prioritäten von IRC. Dabei bilden Transparenz, gegenseitiger Respekt und Gemeinschaftlichkeit die Grundpfeiler für jede Form der Zusammenarbeit. Zu ...