Since the Pact was presented in September 2020, negotiations have remained largely deadlocked and progress has still not been reached on vital issues. The IRC has five key priorities for negotiations on the New Pact.

Around the world, more than 45 million children under the age of five experience acute malnutrition annually. Between one and two million will die as a result.

Rohingya refugees are the world’s largest stateless group and one of the most persecuted. More than 745,000 Rohingya have fled persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State to Cox’s Bazar, a district in neighbouring Bangladesh. There, the International Rescue Committee and its partners provide health care and protection for women and girls. 

At a time where populist voices in member states dominate the debate on migration and displacement, the EU can provide principled leadership.

Read the experiences of Alla, an 84-year-old resident of a nursing home in Mykolaiv, as she copes with the ongoing war and tries to stay positive.

Determined and fearless, Batula Ali has spent her life breaking gender norms in Kenya, while dedicating her time to saving lives.