IRC Emergency Watchlist: Sudan, occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan top list of 20 countries set to deteriorate the most in 2024 Watchlist countries account for about 10% of the world’s...
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IRC Emergency Watchlist: Sudan, occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan top list of 20 countries set to deteriorate the most in 2024 Watchlist countries account for about 10% of the world’s...
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Heavy El Nino rains have already devastated parts of Somalia, particularly Baidoa 107,000 people in Baidoa were affected by recent flooding, 86,700 internally displaced makeshift houses were...
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In the last 30 years, extreme poverty has dropped by more than half, lifting over one billion people out of poverty. But this trend masked a dangerous divergence between stable and fragile settings...
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) conducted the Community Needs Assessment (CNA) in Jordan with the generous support of the Johnson & Johnson Foundation and coordination with the Jordan...
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Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, August 8, 2023 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is responding to flash floods in Bangladesh that have displaced over 15,000 Rohingya refugees and 300,000 members of...
Kabul, Afghanistan, August 7, 2023 — Two years on since the shift in power in Afghanistan, humanitarian needs across the country have skyrocketed. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is warning...
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The IRC reached 32.9 million clients in countries affected by conflict or humanitarian crisis in fiscal year 2022. That includes treating more than 450,000 children for malnutrition and providing...
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2022 was a transformative year for IRC's programming in Bangladesh. Throughout the year the IRC made positive changes on the lives of thousands of its clients. The report is being published on an...
Islamabad, Pakistan, July 5, 2023 — Just one year since severe flooding destroyed almost 10 million acres of land in Pakistan, the country’s economic losses and cost of damages are estimated to be...
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Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, May 12, 2023 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns that Cyclone Mocha is set to strike Cox's Bazar refugee camp, home to over one million Rohingya refugees. The...
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INTRODUCTION The International Rescue Committee Pakistan has a long history of standing with communities whenever a disaster strikes, assisting them recover from climate catastrophes while keeping...
Juba, South Sudan, February 24, 2023 — The International Rescue Committee with other one hundred and eight humanitarian resource planning partners have releasedthe South Sudan Regional Refugee...
INTRODUCTION Responding to complex emergencies is International Rescue Committee’s forte. It has been doing so in Pakistan for the past 42 years. Considering the change in frequency and intensity of...
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Where We Work The IRC helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster, including the climate crisis, to survive, recover and regain control of their future. Founded in...
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HIGHLIGHTS IRC reached 288,952 clients through its interventions in Community Support, Environmental Health, Education, Health, and Economic Well Being. IRC supported 15,080 Afghan Refugees through...
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Introduction For the first time ever, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is putting out a crisis alert to its annual Emergency Watchlist report. The IRC is calling for urgent action in Somalia,...
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Message from the Country Director Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect the communities we work with causing, health, education, and socio-economic situations at unprecedented...
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At a global level there are record numbers of people in need of humanitarian assistance. Record levels of people without enough food to eat. Record levels of people forced to flee their homes. And...
The ongoing impacts of climate change have caused unusually intense periods of flooding leading to disease and conflict in a country that has faced decades of violence. Juba, South Sudan, October 18,...
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New York, NY, October 11, 2021 — In humanitarian crisis and conflict, there is no easy place to grow up, and gender inequality makes growing up a girl particularly challenging. Ahead of the...