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Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC) | Dec 01, 2025

New International Rescue Committee (IRC) data shows thousands of women and girls at risk as aid cuts cripple gender-based violence services in West Africa

The IRC urges the international community of donor governments to significantly increase funding for organizations responding to GBV

Across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Nigeria, over 55% of gender-based violence (GBV) survivors supported in early 2025, have been left without continued access to essential, safe and confidential services for their recovery following broad funding cuts. In Menaka, Mali, nearly 90% of survivors’ cases are still waiting for full…

Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC) | Nov 04, 2025

Sudan - Darfur: “Where are the people of El Fasher?” International Rescue Committee (IRC) demands as catastrophic hunger levels confirmed and unaccompanied children arrive in Tawila

IRC continues to deliver critical humanitarian support in Tawila to displaced people from El Fasher including emergency health services, water trucking, and cash assistance

As the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system confirms catastrophic hunger levels in El Fasher and Kadugli, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is alarmed by the arrival of unaccompanied and separated children in Tawila, fleeing violence by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). IRC staff report that amidst the less…

Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC) | Oct 27, 2025

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and GiveWell partner to deliver safe water to 1.7 million people in Chad, Nigeria, and Somalia with cost-effective approach

This 18-month pilot will introduce a cost-effective approach to water treatment across refugee camps, displacement settlements, and vulnerable host communities

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) today announced the launch of a new project to bring safe, clean drinking water to crisis-affected communities in Nigeria, Chad, and Somalia. In partnership with GiveWell, the project will deploy in-line chlorination (ILC) solutions to ensure safe water at scale in some of the world’s…

Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC) | Oct 27, 2025

Darfur: International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns of rapidly deteriorating conditions for people fleeing El Fasher as needs escalate in Tawila

Despite ongoing efforts by humanitarian actors, basic needs in Tawila are being met at only about 50 percent

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is deeply alarmed by the worsening humanitarian situation as thousands continue to flee El Fasher in Darfur, Sudan towards Tawila in search of safety. Thousands of newly displaced people have arrived in Tawila in recent weeks, joining around 400,000 people already displaced and living there,…

Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC) | Aug 26, 2025

The European Union and International Rescue Committee (IRC) conclude groundbreaking project to strengthen flood preparedness in Nigeria

With over EUR 762,500 in funding from the European Union, the project has reached more than 52,000 people across the Adamawa State

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the European Union have successfully concluded an innovative disaster preparedness project aimed at protecting vulnerable communities from urban flooding in Adamawa State, northeast Nigeria. Climate-change is fueling disasters and floods at unprecedented rates in places already affected by conflicts and crises. In 2024, unprecedented…

Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC) | Aug 11, 2025

International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in eastern Chad

This growing health crisis is unfolding at a time when Chad’s health system is already under extreme pressure

A rapidly escalating cholera outbreak in eastern Chad has claimed 16 lives and infected at least 288 people across three health districts in the last week, with the majority of cases reported in several refugee camps in Ouaddaï province. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is responding by delivering emergency health…

Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC) | Jul 07, 2025

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) clinic sees nearly triple rise in malnutrition admissions in northern Nigeria

Sharp rise in acute childhood malnutrition attributed to triple threat of insecurity, climate shocks and funding cuts

In-patient admissions at IRC clinics increased sharply: from 241 in March to 672 in May, a 178% rise. Approximately 4.6 million people in the northern BAY states (Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe) are projected to experience acute food insecurity between June and September. Over 600,000 children under five are at immediate…

Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC) | Jul 02, 2025

International Rescue Committee (IRC) Chad prepares for cholera outbreak as World Health Organisation (WHO) warns of regional spread

In Sudan, which is now the largest displacement crisis in the world, the epidemic saw a dramatic resurgence at the end of May

Alain Rusuku, Country Director, IRC Chad, said: “Following concerns expressed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) about the spread of the unprecedented Cholera epidemic in Sudan to neighbouring countries, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is launching prevention efforts, including raising awareness amongst vulnerable communities of how to prevent the spread of disease,…

Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC) | May 05, 2025

Shortage of essential medical supplies in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) jeopardizes the survival of the most vulnerable amidst a fragile peace process, warns International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Therapeutic milk stocks to treat children with the deadliest form of malnutrition have run out in several health zones, seriously compromising the treatment of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition

Over 72,000 people reached by the IRC’s humanitarian programming in eastern DRC are now at risk due to dwindling supplies and funding. Health facilities are overwhelmed, with many unable to provide basic services like nutrition, primary care, and reproductive health. Medical supplies are running low, leaving survivors of sexual violence…

Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC) | Mar 25, 2025

Fire devastates displacement camp in northeast Nigeria, leaving over 12,500 people in dire need of urgent humanitarian assistance, International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns

The IRC is conducting a rapid needs assessment to determine the full scale of damage and identify immediate needs

A devastating fire at the Bri-Mashamari camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Konduga, northeast Nigeria, has claimed the lives of three children and left thousands in urgent need of assistance. The International Rescue Committee (IRC), which runs facilities at the camp, is urgently calling on partners to come together…

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