This month, the International Rescue Committee's crisis news roundup looks at the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Trump administration's asylum agreement with Guatemala and Colombia's recent pro-refugee measure to grant citizenship to Venezuelan children born in the country.

"60 Minutes" reported on Sunday, November 17 that Sesame Street and the International Rescue Committee are bringing a new gang of Muppets to the Middle East for a program created with Syrian refugee children in mind. Watch the full story online. Read more about the IRC and Sesame Workshop partnership.

Women uprooted by war or natural disaster should be able to choose whether, when, and how many children to have. Ashley Wolfington, International Rescue Committee senior technical advisor, explains the importance of contraception and family planning in a refugee crisis. Learn more about the IRC's work in health.

Conflict and climate change have left nearly 3.7 million people in Chad without reliable access to food. Learn from Chantal, head of the International Rescue Committee’s nutrition program in Mangalmé, Chad, about our work to save children from acute malnutrition.

With the help of the International Rescue Committee’s dedicated staff in Baltimore, a refugee mother from Myanmar reunites with her son after spending 10 years apart. This was the Mother’s Day gift she had been dreaming of for a decade. Watch the moment when they finally meet again.

The story of 13‐year‐old Zain Younus, originally from Pakistan and now a student at the International Rescue Committee’s Refugee Youth Summer Academy. Read Zain's story.

Boko Haram, the world’s deadliest terror group, has forced nearly 2 million people to flee their homes. In October 2017 International Rescue Committee president David Miliband went to Borno state in northeastern Nigeria to hear the stories and the needs of Nigeria's most vulnerable people. The IRC is on the ground providing health and education programs, access to clean water and safe spaces for women and children. 

Kristine left her home in Latvia with her family six years ago. Today, she lives with her husband and two children in Nuremberg, Germany and is proud to provide a better life for them through her small business. Learn more about the Germany delegation here:  https://www.rescue.org/programvisit/germany/invitation/november2024