New York, NY, May 12, 2021 — COVID-19 vaccine distribution has been largely concentrated in higher income countries, despite dire need in conflict-affected areas as more transmissible COVID-19...
In 2016, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and the Red Cross met at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul to agree on a Grand Bargain on humanitarian aid. Recognizing that trends in humanitarian need...
Over the past year, anniversaries of the conflicts in Syria, Libya, Yemen, and new outbreaks of violence elsewhere, have served as grim reminders of the international community’s lack of meaningful...
Kabul, Afghanistan, May 10, 2021 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is horrified and outraged by this weekend’s barbaric bomb attack on the Sayed-u-Shohada Girls’ School in Afghanistan where...
This working document aims to outline the risks that can have an impact on Cash and Voucher Assistance programming in Northwest Syria and identify mitigation measures that can help aid agencies...
Tripoli, Libya, May 4, 2021 — The IRC is extremely concerned about the safety of migrants and refugees being returned to Libya, following a huge spike in the number brought back by the Libyan Coast...
Introduction Between late February and early-April 2021, as the crisis continued in Tigray, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) conducted a Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) with 186 clients and...
Le RRM est un mécanisme de réponse rapide multi-acteurs aligné au plan de réponse humanitaire et au cadre de coordination. Il vise en priorité l’amélioration des conditions de vie des populations...
Executive Summary The humanitarian landscape is changing – crises have become more protracted and complex, characterised by greater barriers to humanitarian assistance and an increasing variety of...
Executive summary This report by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Development Initiatives (DI) analyses humanitarian funding to the Covid-19 pandemic response in 2020. It introduces new...