In downtown Myitkyina, Kachin State, Lahtaw Zau Mun helps run the only health center for miles, which provides essential services for the hundreds of families who have been caught up in the ongoing conflict in Myanmar and displaced as a result.

One hundred days into the war in Ukraine, civilians continue to bear the brunt of its hardships. More than 6.4 million people now have fled the country, another 8 million have been displaced internally—the most significant upheaval in Europe since World War II.

The IRC’s Healing Classrooms programme trains teachers and support staff across the UK on how to offer refugee and asylum-seeking children a safe place to learn and thrive after experiencing conflict and displacement.

With funding from the EU, the IRC helps young Syrian girls in Lebanon counter gender-based violence and prejudice. Meet Sabah, the girl who freed herself from a forced marriage at the age of 13.

The ongoing conflict in Gaza, including airstrikes and forced displacement orders, is severely affecting civilians and destroying infrastructure. Critical shortages of medical supplies, food, and clean water are worsening daily, while restrictions on aid deliveries are preventing essential items from reaching those in need.

Violent conflict and climate change are driving protracted crises in the Sahel region of Africa, forcing large scale displacement across the region and beyond, with 4.4 million people forcibly displaced.

Bisharo and Nurad are two 35-year-old mothers living in Ethiopia, where a combination of climate shocks and conflict has deepened the food insecurity. Though different circumstances caused them to become displaced, they have come to share the same daily goal: to gain access to food that will keep their children well-nourished and healthy.

IRC recommendations to transform the EU’s response to forced displacement.

Aishatu and Nana are two remarkable mothers aged 40 and 48, respectively. They live in Gwoza, a garrison town in northeast Nigeria that shelters 60,000 people, many of whom have been displaced by conflict.

Discover the inspiring journey of Mercy, a 25-year-old mother from Cameroon, who, after enduring multiple displacements, reclaimed her independence and ensured her family's future with the collaborative support of IRC and the EU.