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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Light One Candle, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Utah's annual holiday gift drive, offers community members the unique opportunity to fulfill holiday wish lists for refugee families in ...

The IRC in Denver is located at 1873 S. Bellaire Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80222. IRC's programs typically operate Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm. Our office is closed on Saturdays and ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The ongoing blockade of grain and wheat exports in the Black Sea ports of Ukraine is having dire impacts for regions like East Africa already facing severe food insecurity. Without action, countries ...