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Private violence, public concern: Intimate partner violence in humanitarian settings
Private Violence, Public Concern, examines the nature and drivers of intimate partner violence in three refugee camps across three continents. The research shows that intimate partner violence in humanitarian settings is driven by a complex set of factors that include pre-existing gender inequalities, which is exacerbated by rapidly changing gender roles.
- Report
- January 1, 2015
#WomenThrive in San Jose
Help #WomenThrive in San Jose
- Announcement
- April 8, 2019
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
One year later: What are Afghans facing now?
The country is facing an economic and hunger crisis that could kill more people than the past twenty years of war.
- Article
- October 3, 2022
Abducted and forced to marry, four teenage girls share their story
1 in 7 girls in the developing world will be married before the age of 15. In the province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, hundreds of girls are abducted by armed groups and forced to become child brides every year. Here are the stories of four girls who were able to escape their captors. Read more about their story and how the International Rescue Committee helps.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
In Somalia, access to clean water saves lives
From the IRC's 2022 Global Virtual Event, learn about Somalia in East Africa, which is experiencing the worst drought in decades and where the IRC has worked with local communities to improve access to safe, clean water. Let's take a look. The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.
- Video
- July 27, 2022
IRC data shows an increase in reports of gender-based violence across Latin America
- Press Release
- December 30, 2022
Fighting for their daughters: Syrian mothers open a school
Syrian mothers at Arbat camp in Iraq wouldn’t sit by as their daughters lost an education. Instead, they took action.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
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Photo story: a glimpse into the IRC’s safe spaces in Lebanon
Since 2011 the ongoing war in Syria, which was worsened by the earthquake near the border between Türkiye in February 2023, has displaced around 1.5 million Syrians into Lebanon. Protection intervention is still of vital importance for countless affected families - and especially for adolescent girls.
- Article
- September 26, 2023