International Rescue Committee
latest news & developmentsGlobal wars and fuel shocks are putting pregnant women at greater risk of dying in childbirth
As wars disrupt fuel supplies and health systems, more women are being forced to give birth without timely access to skilled care
Meet the ‘Corona Guy’ fighting Covid-19 disinformation in Kenya’s refugee camp
One radio presenter is using the airwaves to bring vital facts about the virus to Dadaab’s 217 000 residents
Covid-19 deepens the crisis in war-torn Yemen
The coronavirus outbreak has left millions at the mercy of the country’s warring factions, which will not stop fighting, despite an escalating humanitarian emergency
Refugees in Greece feel like ‘prisoners and hostages’
On Samos Island, some 2,000 asylum seekers are crammed in a refugee centre designed to accommodate only 700 people.
Afghanistan is most dangerous country for women
Violence, dismal healthcare and brutal poverty make Afghanistan the world’s most dangerous country for women.
US flies cyclone aid to Burma
The first United States military aid flight landed in Burma on Monday, but relief supplies continued to just dribble into the reclusive state nine days after a cyclone. A C-130…
‘Unimaginable tragedy’ if Burma delays aid
Desperate survivors of Cyclone Nargis poured out of Burma’s Irrawaddy Delta on Sunday in search of food, water and medicine as aid groups said thousands more people will die if…
Congo war-driven crisis kills 45 000 a month
War, disease and malnutrition are killing 45 000 Congolese every month in a conflict-driven humanitarian crisis that has claimed 5,4-million victims in nearly a decade, a survey…