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The top 10 crises the world can’t ignore in 2023
Dec 14, 2022 · Editor's note, June 5, 2023: The IRC released a Watchlist Insight report focused on the Central Sahel, a region warming at 1.5x the global average. Long-term economic underdevelopment and political marginalization are making communities in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger more vulnerable to the effects of both the climate crisis and protracted armed conflict.
The top 10 crises the world can’t ignore in 2024
Dec 13, 2023 · 10. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Intense fighting broke out in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2023, following the collapse of a truce between the government and the armed group M23. This exacerbated a protracted crisis that had already exposed millions of Congolese to conflict, political tensions, economic pressures, climate shocks and persistent disease outbreaks.
How to talk to your family about refugees and asylum seekers
Oct 8, 2024 · What is the International Rescue Committee (IRC)? The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global non-profit organization that helps people whose lives have been shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and rebuild.
What is drought? Causes, impact & countries most affected
Jul 13, 2023 · Around the world, droughts are becoming increasingly common due to rising global temperatures — and have serious impacts, leading to crop failures, famine and malnutrition.. East Africa, for example, is facing its worst drought in years, affecting 40 million people.Many are facing near-famine and malnutrition because of the drought’s impact on food supplies.
What is gender-based violence – and how do we prevent it?
Aug 22, 2023 · Gender-based violence (GBV) is present in every society around the world and takes many forms. We have a moral imperative to stop all forms of violence against women and girls. In crisis, whether conflict or natural disaster, the risk of GBV increases, and so does our collective need to act to prevent GBV before it happens or respond to the needs of women and girls when it does.
Crisis in Somalia: What you need to know and how to help
Apr 29, 2024 · Climate shocks poised to exacerbate needs. Severe flooding in late 2023 displaced more than 706,000 people in central and southern Somalia, indicating the country’s vulnerability to climate shocks. The flooding not only harmed bridges and roads, but also disrupted supply routes. Furthermore, it led to a rise in cases of diarrhea and cholera by impairing water and sanitation services and ...
Careers | International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Careers at the IRC are as wide-ranging and far-reaching as our work in more than 40 countries and in 28 U.S. cities. Encouraging staff development through promotion, transfer and rehire, the IRC nurtures long-term career paths and helps employees grow within the organization.
Refugee facts, statistics and FAQs - International Rescue …
Sep 26, 2023 · Does everyone have the right to seek asylum? Yes, the right to seek asylum is recognized as a universal human right. Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in …
Four reasons safe abortion is critical health care
Jul 20, 2022 · People fleeing or facing conflict and crises often encounter unique barriers to safe abortion care, or to accessing reproductive care more generally, including the collapse of health care systems, statelessness, lack of familiarity with new health care systems or a failure to prioritize sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian responses. Women living amidst conflict are also often at ...