News

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 ...
A new IRC policy paper highlights how underfunding and lack of power-sharing are undermining the work of women’s organizations responding to gender-based violence (GBV) in Yemen. With over 6.2 million ...
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 research that shows how the aid sector can reach more people with limited ...
Nearly all civilians in Gaza are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Children are dying of starvation and disease. An ...
IRC announced winner of its crowdsourcing challenge to transform irrigation systems in conflict-affected northeast Syria.
On World Refugee Day, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) calls attention to a global displacement crisis that has ...
Khartoum, Sudan, May 27, 2025 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is gravely concerned by the alarming resurgence of cholera in Khartoum State and across Sudan, as the country continues to reel ...
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and ...
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, ...
Malnutrition is a leading cause of death for children globally, but a scalable, cost-effective solution exists that helps more than 90% of treated children recover. Historically, in places where the ...
"Before the war, I had a job that supported my family. But after the conflictand our displacement, all of that was taken away,” Abdulnasser explains. “I remember the first time I heard the sounds of ...