The Ministerial Week of UNGA is meant to be the moment when the world comes together. Yet today fracture and fragmentation is dominant. Bad faith drives out good ideas. Hard power makes a mockery of ...

As world leaders gather for UNGA, the IRC warned that the institution’s goals to end poverty, hunger and disease are failing.

As El Niño, projected to be one of the strongest in recent history, nears its peak and conflict-disrupted shipping continues to push up the cost of food, fuel and fertilizer, tens of millions more ...

Heavy rainfall linked to the El Niño weather pattern has resulted in flooding in parts of Mogadishu, Somalia, and the International Rescue Committee (IRC)-supported Ariif Health Centre has already ...

Beatrice has worked as a nurse for almost half a century, resolutely serving her community in the face of war, widowhood, and a system that told her she was too old.

Nairobi, Kenya, October 11, 2023 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is sounding an alarm following heavy flooding in parts of Somalia, particularly Baidoa in the southwest, and a warning ...

The International Rescue Committee provides opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in America. Each year, thousands of ...

Right now, nearly 118 million people around the world are displaced by crisis, the highest number ever recorded. As humanitarian needs rise, funding from governments has been slashed—but your ...

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 ...

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 ...

Caracas, Venezuela, July 7, 2026 — A public health emergency is unfolding in Venezuela as already overstretched health systems struggle to meet heightened need following twin earthquakes, the ...