The civil war in Sudan has created the largest humanitarian crisis on record. These are the real stories of survivors—and the heroes among them—who risked everything to protect their families and their communities.

Over 25 years ago, Sudan’s civil war uprooted 20,000 Sudanese children. They were known as the Lost Boys.

A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in real time. Now is the time to meet the moment.

Every day, people across Ukraine struggle to survive under relentless shelling, coping with the devastating physical and emotional toll of war.

Each year, the IRC lists the countries at greatest risk of worsening humanitarian crisis over the coming year.

The Emergency Watchlist report is the International Rescue Committee’s assessment of the 20 countries at greatest risk of new humanitarian emergencies each year.

Escalating conflict has surged Myanmar to the third spot on the IRC’s 2025 Watchlist.

Four reasons why South Sudan ranks fifth on the International Rescue Committee’s 2025 Emergency Watchlist.