Disasters Emergency Committee
The IRC is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC).
What is the Disasters Emergency Committee?
The DEC brings together 15 leading aid charities, including the IRC, and raises funds to respond to disasters quickly and effectively. Member charities are experts in humanitarian aid and specialists in different areas of disaster response.
When a DEC appeal is launched, these 15 aid charities spring into action and work together to raise funds and deliver urgent aid.
DEC members are on the ground. When you donate to a DEC appeal, the money goes on to each of the 15 member charities, who then deliver aid through their own operations.
Current appeal
Middle East Humanitarian Appeal
Conflict in the Middle East is devastating lives. Millions of people across Gaza, Lebanon and the wider region are in urgent need of food, shelter and medical care. Please help now.
DEC member agencies
The DEC is made up of 15 member charities who are experts in humanitarian aid and specialise in different areas of disaster response.
- Action Against Hunger,
- ActionAid,
- Age International,
- British Red Cross,
- Catholic Agency for Overseas Development,
- Care,
- Christian Aid,
- Concern Worldwide,
- International Rescue Committee UK,
- Islamic Relief,
- Oxfam,
- Plan International,
- Save the Children,
- Tearfund and
- World Vision.
