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Crisis in Somalia: Catastrophic hunger amid drought and conflict
Somalia now ranks at the top of the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist. Here are five reasons why the country could face the world’s worst crisis in 2023.
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- January 6, 2023
Conflict in Sudan: Over 8 million people displaced
Sudan is now the country with the largest number of displaced people and the largest child displacement crisis in the world.
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- June 7, 2024
Ukraine war: What are the impacts on the world today?
Get the facts on how the war in Ukraine is impacting both Ukrainians and people around the globe.
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- August 24, 2022
Climate Change
Climate change is set to unleash lasting damage across the world—even if we succeed in limiting global warming. The time is now for all of us to become better stewards for the planet.
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How the IRC is helping resettle Afghans around the globe
The severity of the situation in Afghanistan brings renewed urgency to the world refugee crisis: The International Rescue Committee is committed to resettling evacuees.
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- September 23, 2022
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is experiencing one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises.
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Crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory: What is happening and how to help
Here are five reasons the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist ranks the occupied Palestinian territory as one of the countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in 2024.
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- June 13, 2024
Famine in East Africa
By the time a famine is declared, it’s already too late – people are dying, paying the price of the world’s inaction.
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The top 10 crises the world can’t ignore in 2024
Each year, the IRC lists the countries at greatest risk of worsening humanitarian crisis over the coming year.
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- May 28, 2024
Three ways to tackle world hunger
There is a global hunger crisis happening now. Here are three ways we can tackle it ahead of the Global Food Security Summit.
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- November 30, 2023