Amidst the journeys undertaken by numerous asylum seekers across the Americas in pursuit of safety and security, they encounter a significant challenge: the lack of reliable information to alleviate their hardships. Hence, the IRC supports displaced people on their journey by facilitating access to digital platforms where they can encounter information and services they need. This initiative forms a crucial component of an integrated regional project funded by the European Union (EU).

Three years in negotiation, the European Commission's Pact on Migration and Asylum is a complex package of reforms intended to mark “a fresh start” for EU asylum and migration policy, but how does it measure up?

Attacks on civilians and other violations of international humanitarian law reflect a growing trend in conflicts around the world. Read on to understand what is IHL and why it is important.

Diala Brisly is an artist, activist and refugee. Forced to flee Syria in 2013 and now resettled in France, Diala uses her art both to confront her own trauma and to defend the human rights of others.

The coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed even countries with advanced health care systems. But while Europe and the United States face shortages of ventilators, intensive care units (ICUs) and protective equipment, many countries affected by conflict and crisis have virtually none to begin with.

Four years of conflict in Yemen has led to the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, and women and girls have been affected disproportionally.

Violence, economic collapse and crippling shortages now dominate life in Venezuela. Since 2014, living standards have been in freefall with food, medicine and basic services all in short supply.

“If you want people to become successful, give them respect and worth.”