Learn more about the programs for U.S. allies in Afghanistan.

Up to 300,000 refugees and migrants from Syria, Afghanistan and other war-torn lands have fled to Europe this year, and most have landed on Greece’s eastern islands. Aid workers with the International Rescue Committee have been providing critical aid and services on Lesbos which has struggled to cope with the massive influx of up to 3,000 refugees arriving daily.

Humanitarian needs in countries such as Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria and Somalia could rise as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. Here are three reasons why.

Hear from an Afghan woman working against the odds to help others and work for gender equality.

Photojournalist Mohammad Anwar Danishyar discusses his journey and work, from documenting life in Afghanistan to chronicling the stories of those who had to flee.

Here from Setayesh*, an aid worker in Afghanistan. She did not feel safe speaking on camera, so her words are read aloud by actress and International Rescue Committee Ambassador Lena Headey.

Here are five reasons the IRC's Emergency Watchlist ranks Ethiopia as the country, after Afghanistan, most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in 2022.

The IRC’s 2022 Watchlist of countries at risk of deepening humanitarian crisis reveals a world in which the systems set up to prevent human suffering are broken.