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The all-female mobile health team working against the odds in Afghanistan
All-women teams of medical doctors are braving long distances and treacherous terrain to bring health care to the remotest villages in Afghanistan.
- Article
- October 3, 2022
Black History Month - Teaching Resources
Some key resources to help raise awareness of the contributions of Black women throughout history and today.
- Resource
- October 5, 2023
Ukraine: Grave mental toll on women and children as one third of people surveyed by IRC are worried about further family separation and human trafficking
- Press Release
- May 18, 2022
Her family scattered by war, a Syrian grandmother finds a refuge
The war in Syria destroyed Hila’s house. Now she lives in a camp, far from most of her family. Learn how she finds the support she needs to cope.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
IRC assessment finds women and children at risk of violence, sleeping on the street in Cox’s Bazar as major fire leaves over 45,000 people without shelter
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Bangladesh
Nearly 1 million Rohingya have fled violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State to Cox’s Bazar, a district in Bangladesh. The IRC is responding with health care, protection for vulnerable women and children, and emergency support for the refugees.
- Country
As thousands more fleeing conflict in Ethiopia arrive in Eastern Sudan, the IRC scales up emergency response to protect women and children
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Niger: NGOs warn further instability and sanctions could exacerbate humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable including women and children
- Press Release
- August 5, 2023
Violence prevention and response at the International Rescue Committee
The Violence, Prevention and Response (VPR) unit implements programming that prevents violence against women, children, especially girls, and other vulnerable groups, and responds to it when it does occur.
- Resource
- October 12, 2016
Safety
Each year, millions of people—particularly women and children—are subject to violence and abuse, and struggle to feel safe in their homes and communities. Trapped in countries plagued by crisis, many cannot access the resources they need to protect them, recover from abuse, and ensure their own safety.
- Outcome