With 20 million people at risk of hunger in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, the IRC is on the ground providing essential support to those in need.

How the IRC continues to respond to the growing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

An alarming estimate of 15.3 million people in Afghanistan were facing food insecurity in 2023. Today, starvation could likely kill more Afghans than the last twenty years of war have.

Boubacar Tahirou has experienced both unimaginable loss and remarkable transformation in his 45 years. Originally from Adab-dab, a village in Niger, bandit violence forced him to flee his peaceful farming life and start anew amid displacement. In addition to rebuilding his own life, Boubacar currently serves as a leader of an EMAP (Engaging Men in Accountable Practices) program — educating and engaging the men in his community in protecting women and girls from gender-based violence.

Nearly two years into the conflict in Sudan, women and girls face an escalating crisis. As of August 2024, women and girls make up 5.8 million (54%) of Sudan’s IDPs—3 million of whom are girls under 18 facing high risks, with 1.63 million of reproductive age urgently needing healthcare services.

Find out what Ukrainians need to survive winter and what the IRC is doing to help.