New York, NY, July 2, 2020 — With a 600 per cent rise in COVID-19 cases in Iraq through June, efforts must be re-doubled to slow the spread of the disease, warns the International Rescue Committee. ...
We, representatives of donors, UN agencies, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and INGOs listed below, recommend that governments, donors, development and humanitarian partners increase...
New York, NY, July 1, 2020 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds today to a federal judge's ruling that children of asylum-seekers in detention centers must be released by July 17, 2020...
New York, NY, June 29, 2020 — We are deeply shaken by reports of a release of a video showing an IRC Nigeria colleague in captivity. The colleague in the video is a humanitarian aid worker, dedicated...
As international humanitarian organisations working with communities throughout Rakhine State, we express deep concern for all those affected by the upsurge in fighting between the Arakan Army (AA)...
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Syrian refugees have lived through almost 10 years of displacement, a situation which is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. At this uncertain juncture, with economic downturn due to the...
International agencies call for Brussels Conference to address fall-out from the pandemic Syrians who have already endured almost a decade of war and displacement are now facing unprecedented levels...
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SUMMARY KEY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Data shows that in some humanitarian settings, there has been a drastic increase in online searches and requests for help due to gender-based violence (GBV)...
New York, NY, June 24, 2020 — An IRC survey found Ebola-impacted communities are facing deteriorating mental health, reduced access to healthcare, increased violence against women and girls and major...
New York, NY, June 24, 2020 — On World Refugee Day former Vice President Joe Biden committed to an annual US refugee admissions target of 125,000 refugees, to increase this target over time in line...
We are writing to you as representatives of charitable and civil society organisations working with the children and families affected by the Syria crisis. We want to express our dismay and...
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New York, NY, June 24, 2020 — Data collected by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) shows a much higher discrepancy between male and female confirmed COVID-19 cases, compared to the global...
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CRISIS OVERVIEW COVID-19 cases are trending downward in the United States and most of Europe, but some countries the International Rescue Committee (IRC) serves are only beginning to experience the...
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The United Nations Security Council has until July 10 to renew the Syria cross-border resolution, which ensures lifesaving UN aid reaches over four million Syrians living in areas outside of the...
23 June 2020 The United Nations Security Council has until July 10 to renew the Syria cross-border resolution, which ensures lifesaving UN aid reaches over four million Syrians living in areas...
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Islamabad, Pakistan, June 22, 2020 — COVID-19 is spreading rapidly through Pakistan which has seen more than 180,000 confirmed cases, a 257% increase in the last month, and is now recording its...
“We live in the unknown and head towards the unknown” - Internally displaced man in northeast Syria Over 50 Syrian and international NGOs published a report calling for action by participants of the...
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People seeking safety are trapped at borders across Eastern Africa due to COVID-19 measures A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central Africa...
Aden, Yemen, June 19, 2020 — Yemen, the world's worst humanitarian crisis is getting even worse as a nightmare scenario plays out before our eyes. COVID-19 is devastating an already extremely...
With over 150,000 confirmed cases and 3,000 deaths in Pakistan alone, and its bordering countries not faring much better, South Asia is hypothetically poised to become the next epicenter of the...