As the refugee crisis in Europe and ongoing Syrian war continue to dominate news headlines, many countries struggle with conflict and natural disaster largely out of sight—and largely on their own.

Music artist Nico & Vinz visit International Rescue Committee programmes in the Ivory Coast.

Read about one family’s remarkable triumph over war, separation and illness.

Only days after Hurricane Katrina destroyed a swath of the Gulf Coast in August 2005, the International Rescue Committee dispatched an emergency team of relief experts to Louisiana. For the first time in its 73-year history, the organization responded to a humanitarian crisis in the United States. 

Passports. Birth certificates. Cherished photographs. Beloved family members. Friends. Pets.

These seven objects belong to refugees and asylum-seekers living in Greece - each one tells a story.

After enormous tragedy, Laraba is rebuilding her life and has created a business that's gone from strength to strength.

Learn how the IRC is coming together with partners from across sectors to help families on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

Every day, people across Ukraine struggle to survive under relentless shelling, coping with the devastating physical and emotional toll of war.