New York, NY, May 27, 2026 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the LEGO Foundation today announced a five-year $97 million partnership to expand early learning support for more than five ...

Lebanon’s children and caregivers still carry the psychological toll of conflict, whether still displaced or back home ...

As the World Health Summit begins, IRC warns that global health cuts are putting lives at risk in the world’s most fragile and conflict-affected states.

New York, March 4, 2026 — For the humanitarian sector, artificial intelligence arrives wrapped in paradox. On the one hand, the promise is enormous: tools that can translate across languages instantly ...

New York, NY, October 1, 2026 — The United States announced today that it will primarily resettle people from one country — Afrikaners from South Africa — under a new refugee ceiling of 17,500 for ...

Afghanistan remains within the top of Watchlist for 2023 – dropping from number one not because of an improvement in conditions, but because of the severity of the situation in East Africa. Here’s ...

The IRC's 2025 Emergency Watchlist highlights the top 10 global crises, focusing on countries like Sudan, Syria, and Myanmar, where conflict, climate change, and economic instability exacerbate ...

After losing everything to displacement, shelling, and a fire, Hawa is determined to rebuild a life for herself and her kids.

New York, NY, June 8, 2026 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) today released The New World Disorder: More Shocks, Fewer Shock Absorbers, its 2026 Emergency Watchlist Midyear Update, ...

Aden, Yemen, August 11, 2026 — Renewed fighting between Ansar Allah and Yemen's Internationally Recognized Government has forced the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to temporarily suspend field ...

Each year, the International Rescue Committee analyzes 190 countries and territories to identify the countries at greatest risk of experiencing a new or worsening humanitarian crisis in the coming ...

Kabul, Afghanistan , May 11, 2024 — Major flooding has hit at least seven provinces in Afghanistan, with over 250 lives lost and thousands more stranded without access to services. Alongside the ...