New CGD analysis in partnership with the IRC now zooms in on countries affected by conflict and fragility, identifying an even starker mismatch between climate finance and vulnerability. Countries imp...

What it takes to eat: new report reveals how war is cutting off access to food as hunger deepens in Sudan

IRC warns Iran war is disrupting fuel and aid supply chains, threatening life-saving operations across Africa

The IRC’s Emergency Watchlist reveals the 20 countries at highest risk of worsening crises in 2026 amid collapsing global support.

Testimonies from the few who escaped expose a systematic campaign of execution and extortion.

Rapid Support Forces accused of killing more than 2,000 unarmed civilians in El Fasher in recent days

All famine thresholds now surpassed in Gaza City: IRC urges Government of Israel to enable aid access to prevent further loss of life

IRC reaction to Sudan IPC projections

Sudan is experiencing a cholera outbreak affecting over 60,000 people

A new era for foreign aid is upon us - whether we like it or not. Global needs and extreme poverty are escalating and increasingly concentrated in countries where we see an alarming convergence of con...

In response to a rapidly shifting global aid landscape marked by rising needs and shrinking resources, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is calling for a renewed focus from donors on the world’...

As Sudan marks two years since the outbreak of war, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns of unprecedented humanitarian disaster and failed diplomacy. With millions displaced and famine sprea...

As global leaders gather for the 9th Brussels Conference on Syria, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is calling for urgent action to address Syria’s deepening humanitarian and recovery crisis, ...

The news yesterday that the US State Department, as part of its review of foreign aid spending, is terminating at least 10,0000 USAID and State Department grants and contracts will have a massive impa...

The Emergency Watchlist report is the IRC's assessment of the 20 countries at greatest risk of new humanitarian emergencies each year.

Channeling effective outcomes in the most fragile and conflict-affected contexts will require a separate strategy — one underpinned by sufficient resources and political will.

An advocacy brief to mark COP29