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Girls in northeastern Nigeria are learning techniques to help them overcome stress and deal with negative thoughts.

Drought and conflict have left record numbers of people in East Africa and Sahel regions in dire need of aid, with women and children facing the brunt of the crises. The world must act now to avert further suffering.

The IRC ranks Haiti as one of the top 10 countries most likely to experience a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2023. Find out why political instability, gang violence, rising food insecurity and disease outbreaks continue to plague Haiti.

Over a decade of conflict has made Syria one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. A recent 7.8 earthquake has devastated communities even further.

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