Humanitarian aid saves millions of lives each year and creates a safer world. Learn more about what it is, why it’s important and what you can do to help.

Welcome to Rescue Aid — a conversation blog run by the International Rescue Committee on Medium about reforming humanitarian aid delivery.

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

How the Grand Bargain can deliver on its promise to improve humanitarian aid

A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in real time. Now is the time to meet the moment.

Sixty million people are fleeing their homes, two-thirds within their own countries and the rest crossing borders to seek refuge. While the world has never been more generous in responding, offering $28 billion in 2015, the $15 billion gap between humanitarian needs and available financing has never been so wide. We need better aid to make the greatest impact with scarce resources and overcome the challenges of modern displacement.