Amina*, a 47-year old mother living in northeast Syria, knows first-hand what it means to have war completely turn your life around — but through this experience, she’s well-versed in making do with whatever is available to her.

With 20 million people at risk of hunger in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, the IRC is on the ground providing essential support to those in need.

Famines are not common. So what does the declaration of a famine mean and what can we do to help?

David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee and Harlem Désir, Senior Vice-President Europe, were delighted to meet the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, on September 5 2022 in Paris.

Living in the largest refugee camp in the world, there’s nothing Tahera Begum dreams of more than returning to her home. The IRC and the EU are helping families like hers get the medical attention that they need in Cox's Bazaar.

Tuesday 15 November 17:00-18:15 Online . Brussels Network Office - International Press Centre, 1 Bd Charlemagne

The United Nations recently warned that “famine is at the door” in Somalia, where millions are already nearing starvation. Other countries and regions around the world, including Africa’s Sahel region and Afghanistan, also face crisis-level food insecurity. One common thread across these contexts and crises is that children will be the most impacted.

Around the world places and people are being hard hit by food insecurity and inflation

Learn what gender-based violence is, how to prevent it, and what the IRC is doing.

The IRC’s 2023 Emergency Watchlist reveals how the guardrails created to reduce suffering during crises have been weakened or dismantled all together.