Ebtisam* has known displacement and loss from a young age. She was only 5 years old when her mother passed away and only 8 when she had to flee her home. She now lives in difficult conditions with her two children and husband’s family at a refugee camp in northeast Syria.

Faduma Ali Adan, a 24-year-old mother of two, is a resilient and dedicated caretaker. Living in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, Faduma's life was already fraught with challenges. Her eldest daughter fell ill and became paralyzed from a prolonged severe fever, and Faduma did everything in her power to seek help. Her story reflects the broader struggles of many Somali families who are struggling to get the health care they for their families and who are navigating an ongoing humanitarian crisis exacerbated by climate change, frequent floods, and conflict.

From relentless bombings on hospitals, schools and homes to the hundreds of thousands recently uprooted in Idlib, Syria is struggling with the worst humanitarian catastrophe since the war began nine years ago.

Over 800 million people don’t have access to safe drinking water. Here’s what the IRC is doing to help.

In 1951, world leaders from 145 countries made a pact to protect people fleeing violence and persecution: The Refugee Convention.