The Emergency Watchlist is the IRC’s assessment of the 20 countries at greatest risk of new humanitarian emergencies each year. It is based on an analytically rigorous process that deploys 65 ...

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) provides specialist services for refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable migrants. We help new arrivals in the UK to navigate local services like ...

Levels of violence in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala are akin to those in the deadliest war zones around the world. The International Rescue Committee provides emergency cash relief and ...

Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, killing over 1,700 people. Learn how the IRC is scaling up its response—and how ...

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, ...

New York, NY, June 15, 2026 — New figures from UNHCR confirm that 118 million people remain forcibly displaced worldwide — a number that has nearly doubled in a decade, remaining at historic levels ...

Health workers in eastern DRC risk running out of basic protective equipment within days as temporary border closures cut off supplies needed to contain the outbreak Health facilities in Ituri ...

In Fiscal Year 2025, the IRC and our partners directly reached more than 20.5 million people with evidence-based, cost-efficient, life-changing programs in countries affected by crisis around the ...

More than 400 million children affected by crisis risk losing access to safe learning and emotional support—play can help them recover and thrive. June 10, 2026 More than 400 million children living ...

As Uganda faces growing displacement and recurring disease outbreaks, this new EU-funded support will help the most vulnerable access urgent assistance. Uganda hosts over 2 million refugees, with new ...

Across the UK, ordinary people are coming together to do something extraordinary: directly welcoming and supporting refugee families into their local community. Community sponsorship is a ...