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Kenya: IRC scales up Ebola response as cases climb and the threat persists

Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case on October 6. Seven more cases have been found since. With more than 9,000 cases in DRC, Kenya faces a steady risk of new cases arriving across borders. Kenya ...
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Children in Gaza need protection as hunger and injuries surge, IRC data shows

Amman, Jordan, September 24, 2025 — Children in Gaza continue to bear the brunt of war, following nearly two years of Israeli bombardment and the Israeli military’s latest ground operation in Gaza ...
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Crisis in Somalia: What you need to know and how to help

Heightened conflict and climate shocks are increasing humanitarian needs in Somalia as communities work to recover from the country’s most severe drought in four decades, which has reduced food ...
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IRC Emergency Watchlist 2026: “New World Disorder” Driving Unprecedented Humanitarian Crises as Global Support Collapses

Lebanon, Haiti countries to watch for 2026, as risks mount in countries like Colombia This year’s Watchlist issues the starkest warning yet: Civilians in Watchlist countries are on the frontlines of a ...
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DRC: IRC finds 85% of people surveyed say mistrust of responders would keep them from seeking care, as Ebola cases near 10,000

As Ebola cases rise in North Kivu, a new International Rescue Committee (IRC) survey finds that awareness of the disease is not the problem: while nearly 100% of respondents are aware of the disease, ...
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European Parliament vote on deportations could mark a “historic setback for refugee rights”

Brussels, Belgium, 25 March 2026 — Tomorrow (Thursday 26th March), the European Parliament is set to vote on whether to move forward with the Return Regulation - new rules which the International ...
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Haiti: political instability, gang violence and disease

Haiti lands on the IRC’s 2023 Emergency Watchlist top 10 as political instability, gang violence, rising food insecurity and disease outbreaks escalate a humanitarian crisis. Since the assassination ...
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IRC Midyear Watchlist Update: More Shocks, Fewer Shock Absorbers

New York, NY, June 8, 2026 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) today released The New World Disorder: More Shocks, Fewer Shock Absorbers, its 2026 Emergency Watchlist Midyear Update, ...
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IRC warns Iran war is disrupting fuel and aid supply chains, threatening life-saving operations across Africa

Nigeria has seen fuel prices surge by nearly 50%, putting life-saving health services at risk as clinics struggle to power critical equipment and mobile health teams scale back operations Uganda: ...
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The largest refugee resettlement effort in American history

When millions fled Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia after the fall of Saigon, the IRC was there to help them start anew in the U.S. On April 30, 1975, the army of North Vietnam rolled into Saigon, the ...
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South Sudan: Renewed fighting in Akobo state is leading to an alarming humanitarian crisis, warns IRC

Juba, South Sudan, May 13, 2026 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in South Sudan is warning the escalating conflict in Akobo County, Jonglei State, which began in December 2025, has triggered ...
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The IRC Responds to Review of Already Vetted Refugees in the United States

New York, NY , November 25, 2025 — On reports that US authorities will pause processing of green card applications by refugees and potentially subject those admitted during the prior administration to ...