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.

Since 2011 the ongoing war in Syria, which was worsened by the earthquake near the border between Türkiye in February 2023, has displaced around 1.5 million Syrians into Lebanon. Protection intervention is still of vital importance for countless affected families - and especially for adolescent girls.

Find out how the IRC is using cash assistance to meet humanitarian needs around the world.

More than 224 million school-aged children are affected by crises globally. Find out more.

The war in Ukraine has affected the lives of millions of people, driving 10 million out of their homes, and creating unprecedented humanitarian needs inside the country. To date, 14.6 million people need urgent humanitarian assistance. The IRC has been present in Ukraine since February 2022, working hand in hand with local partners to provide vital support to conflict-affected people to help them survive, recover and regain control of their future.

As the war has entered its fourteenth year, mental health conditions continue to deteriorate in refugee camps in northeast Syria.

Through funding from the European Union (EU), the International Rescue Committee has been able to provide supplies and services to camp residents in Kachin state, located in northern Myanmar, to support residents — especially women and girls — in covering their basic needs, maintaining their health, and ensuring their well-being.

Karima Sultani has been an activist for women’s rights in Afghanistan since 2010. She now works as a counsellor for the International Rescue Committee, supporting women who are experiencing violence.

Learn what gender-based violence is, how to prevent it, and what the IRC is doing.