September 12, 2025 — The International Rescue Committee, Education Above All Foundation (EAA) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are pleased to announce the successful completion of their ...

Thank you for your interest in welcoming refugees to your community. By volunteering with the IRC in Atlanta, GA, you use your skills to help people who have fled violence and persecution to rebuild ...

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We are seeing unprecedented levels of humanitarian need in the world today. Last year alone, nearly 340 million people identified as being in humanitarian need. In 2014, that number was 81 million ...

Sudan: More lives at risk as conflict spreads to parts of Al-Jazirah State, restricting access to aid, warns IRC ...

The Central Sahel region of Africa, which includes Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Over 16 million people need assistance and protection, marking a 172 ...

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

Each year, the International Rescue Committee releases a list of the 20 humanitarian crises expected to deteriorate the most over the next year. For the past decade, this report has helped us ...

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 ...

Drought is caused by a lack of rainfall, causing serious water shortages. It can be fatal. Droughts can be triggered by natural causes and by human activity. The IRC is delivering life-saving support ...

Violence, climate change, rising poverty, and COVID-19 are forcing thousands of people from northern Central America, Haiti, and other places in crisis to flee their homes. Many, including ...

When millions fled Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia after the fall of Saigon, the IRC was there to help them start anew in the U.S. On April 30, 1975, the army of North Vietnam rolled into Saigon, the ...