Learn about Ukraine's history, people, and the ongoing humanitarian crisis from over a decade of conflict which started in 2014 and has displaced millions.

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 ...

In the early morning of February 6, a severe earthquake shook southern Turkey, also known as Türkiye, near the Syrian border. As first responders worked to save lives amid the devastation, hundreds of ...

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Ukraine faces its harshest winter yet as intensified attacks destroy homes and infrastructure. Millions lack heat, electricity and resources, with over 12.7 million needing urgent assistance. Elderly ...

At a time when more people around the globe are displaced by conflict than ever before, when extreme poverty is becoming more concentrated, and as climate shocks continue to grow, there is an extreme ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...