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Responding to Climate Shocks: IRC Announces an Investment from The Coca-Cola Foundation to Expand the Anticipatory Action Model Across Africa

New York, NY, January 21, 2026 — With new funding from The Coca-Cola Foundation, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) will be able to scale up anticipatory action responses across Africa, enabling ...
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Shrinking health services put mothers and newborns at risk in Za’atari Refugee Camp, warns the IRC

30% of health services in Za’atari have shut down in recent years due to funding shortfalls. The IRC’s clinic is now one of the few remaining facilities still able to provide lifesaving care. 1 in 4 ...
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What is humanitarian aid and why is it important?

Every day, millions of people worldwide face life-threatening crises. Humanitarian aid is a vital lifeline that delivers a variety of essential services to those in need. But as global crises escalate ...
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IRC UK announces Flora Alexander as new Executive Director

London, United Kingdom, May 1, 2025 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Flora Alexander as the new Executive Director of IRC UK. Flora brings over two ...
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War and El Niño-driven drought deplete food stocks, pushing Sudan further towards famine, new data finds

El Niño-induced drought is compounding conflict and driving a growing risk of famine as conditions rapidly deteriorate in parts of Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, Sudan, warns the latest IPC ...
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U.S. allocates refugee resettlement slots to a single nationality

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 ...
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Crisis in Syria: What to know and how to help

For the first time since 2021, Syria has re-entered the top five of the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Emergency Watchlist, highlighting the country’s ongoing extreme uncertainty after years ...
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IRC: At least 250 lives lost in major flooding in Afghanistan; thousands of families cut off from essential services

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 ...
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Alarming malnutrition levels raise famine risk in parts of South Sudan as humanitarian access and funding shrink, warns IRC

Juba, South Sudan, January 14, 2026 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns that hunger and malnutrition are rapidly worsening in South Sudan, as conflict, flooding, economic decline and aid ...
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The top 10 crises the world can’t ignore in 2025

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 ...
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As World Health Summit opens, IRC warns global health investment in fragile states is declining as disease outbreaks pose growing threat

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.
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IRC urges tech industry to put AI to work for the world’s 118 million displaced people

New York, NY, July 7, 2026 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) will press tech companies and philanthropists to fund AI tools that connect refugees to health care, education and trusted ...