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IRC renews call for urgent climate action to frontline states as Nigeria experiences further flooding
- Press Release
- July 31, 2023
Photo story: A simplified approach to combating child malnutrition in Ethiopia
Climatic shocks have created a devastating food insecurity crisis across East Africa. Over the last few years, the dangerous combination of prolonged drought and flooding has led to soaring levels of severe malnutrition, especially among children.
- Article
- June 19, 2024
Mpox is spreading in hardest-to-reach communities. Building community trust, ensuring humanitarian access, and reaching internally displaced people and refugees is key to the response.
Co-authors: Lior Miller, Megan Coffee, Tamara Chikhradze, and Mesfin Teklu TessemaSince the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) respectively declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security and a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in August, the international community has mobilized to call for comprehensive surveillance, increased access to di
Amidst the worst drought crisis experienced in 40 years in Kenya, the need for GBV services is greater than ever, warns the IRC.
- Press Release
- March 7, 2023
How the IRC is welcoming asylum-seekers in Phoenix
Nearly 100 asylum-seekers are arriving daily in Phoenix, fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries for the safety and freedom of the United States. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and our partner organizations are providing critical humanitarian assistance to these families when they arrive, including food, shelter, and medical assistance.
- Announcement
- June 27, 2022
2020: Majority of lives at risk concentrated in 20 countries
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Hundreds of thousands will be at risk if COVID-19 spreads in northeast Syria
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
A day in the life of a mobile health clinic doctor in Yemen
In Yemen, which has entered its eighth year of war, the IRC delivers lifesaving care through mobile clinics. Spend a typical day with a mobile health team.
- Article
- July 13, 2022
David Miliband: 5 lessons that should be learned at the U.S.-Mexico border
President Trump’s recent Executive Order did not solve the family separation crisis. IRC humanitarian programs in some of the poorest places in the world tell us five things children and families need to survive and thrive that should be in place at the southern border.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Syria: Spike in Cholera cases spells a new crisis, IRC warns
- Press Release
- October 20, 2022