In December 2024, EU Member States – including Italy – submitted their National Implementation Plans ahead of the upcoming implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. Yet, one year later, ...

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, July 14, 2025 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is alarmed by the abrupt closure of learning centers in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, which will leave ...

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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 ...

Artillery shelling has hit a hospital run by IRC partner organization SAMS in Al Atareb, western Aleppo. The attack killed six people and injured at least 16. The hospital was damaged so severely it ...

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 ...

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 ...

Refugees are men, women and children who have fled their home country due to war, persecution, or political upheaval. Some eventually return when it’s safe to do so; others stay in temporary refugee ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...