Hashimi, is inspired by real humanitarian doctors, drawing on Moafi's background as an IRC Ambassador and former refugee.
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IRC welcomes Iran war ceasefire but warns Lebanon cannot be left out with civilians still at risk
The announcement of a two-week ceasefire is a welcome step but it is partial, fragile, and incomplete. Most urgently, it does not include Lebanon, where I visited IRC programs last week and where ...
New York, March 4, 2026 — For the humanitarian sector, artificial intelligence arrives wrapped in paradox. On the one hand, the promise is enormous: tools that can translate across languages instantly ...
Each year, the International Rescue Committee releases a list of the 20 humanitarian crises expected to deteriorate the most over the next year. For the past decade, this report has helped us ...
For more than a decade, the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) annual Emergency Watchlist has accurately predicted 85-95 percent of the countries most likely to face a worsening humanitarian ...
Lebanon, Haiti countries to watch for 2026, as risks mount in countries like Colombia This year’s Watchlist issues the starkest warning yet: Civilians in Watchlist countries are on the frontlines of a ...
NY, New York, October 29, 2025 — The IRC warns today that hundreds of thousands of people are in grave danger in and around El Fasher. Despite reports of large numbers of families attempting to flee ...
The Rohingya are a stateless minority facing ongoing persecution and violence in Myanmar. Violence against the Rohingya erupted in 2017, forcing over 700,000 to flee to Bangladesh. Now, more than 1.1 ...
Global aid faces a $25 billion funding crisis in 2024, leaving 300 million people without essential humanitarian support as major donors cut budgets. Thirteen countries—including Afghanistan, Yemen, ...
N'Djamena, Chad, May 15, 2025 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is deeply concerned by the humanitarian situation in Chad’s eastern regions which is reaching a breaking point. Chad has ...
Cuts to U.S. aid for Afghanistan are forcing the shutdown of lifesaving IRC programs that provide food, health care, education and protection. Millions of Afghans are at greater risk of hunger, ...
Sudan is facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with over 12 million people displaced and families struggling to survive amid civil war, famine and a collapsed health system. Meet three ...
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