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We respond to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and help people to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Join us #StandWithRefugees.

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'Sudan's conflict has had a catastrophic impact on almost every aspect of day to day life in the country, and the scale of the humanitarian situation is massive.'

Watch Eatizaz Yousif, IRC's Country Director for Sudan explain the impact of 1 year of conflict in Sudan:

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A year of conflict in Sudan has resulted in 14,700 people killed, 30,000 injured, and over 8.2 million displaced.

Our analysis on the world's worst displacement crisis: rescue.org/press-release/…

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The IRC joins this call on all States to immediately halt the transfer of weapons, parts, and ammunition to Israel and Palestinian armed groups while there is risk they are used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international humanitarian or human rights law:…

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“The most basic legal rights of an aid worker to stay alive and a civilian, caught up in war, to receive aid are not being honored in this conflict.”

Listen to David Miliband discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza on via @crookedmedia: open.spotify.com/episode/4mcr0D…

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IRC President @dmiliband spoke to Jen Psaki to discuss the impact 6 months of conflict has had on the people of Gaza. Watch to hear more:

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'Aid for civilians and protection for aid workers are not the generous benefaction of combatants in conflict - they are legal as well as moral rights.'

Watch the IRC's President and CEO David Miliband discuss the crisis in Gaza with Ali Velshi on MSNBC:
msnbc.com/ali-velshi/wat…

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The recent attack on World Central Kitchen aid workers is 'emblematic of thousands of other attacks on civilian, medical and humanitarian buildings and people in Gaza.'

More from ITV News:
itv.com/news/2024-04-0…

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'What’s increasingly clear is that the deconfliction process is a fiction. It doesn’t provide any guarantees of safety.'

The IRC's Ciaran Donnelly spoke to @WashingtonPost about the dangers to aid workers in Gaza:
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

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For the Hussaini family, this year has marked their first Ramadan together since being torn apart while fleeing Afghanistan in August 2021.

See how they're celebrating⬇️
rescue.org/article/afghan…

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'2 weeks on from the famine warnings of the International Phase Classification group, we have not seen the situation of aid flows improve.'

The IRC's President & CEO David Miliband discussed the need for a 'paradigm shift' in Gaza with Ali Velshi on MSNBC:
msnbc.com/ali-velshi/wat…

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Together, we are stronger and can make a difference!🤝

In Kyiv, the EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 team met with the acclaimed actress and IRC - International Rescue Committee’s Ambassador Ivanna Sakhno to once again emphasise the importance of global unity in supporting Ukraine.

Together, we are stronger and can make a difference!🤝 In Kyiv, the @eu_echo team met with the acclaimed actress and @RESCUEorg’s Ambassador Ivanna Sakhno to once again emphasise the importance of global unity in supporting Ukraine. #StandWithUkraine
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📢📄 Ahlan Simsim and ’s Ministry of Health are integrating Early Childhood Development resources into primary healthcare, building a stronger health system and supporting young children’s development. Learn more: bit.ly/4apfMMW

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Almost 50% fewer aid trucks entered Gaza in February than in January 2024.
Here's why restrictions on land crossings are inflicting immense suffering on Palestinians, and why alternatives like air drops or a new sea port won't solve the problem. ⬇️ rescue.org/article/why-is…

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'Only a ceasefire will provide the civilian protection, aid flows, repair of infrastructure and public health measures that are so needed.'
Air drops and a pier will not solve the problems of aid delivery in Gaza, says David Miliband in @NYTimes:
nytimes.com/2024/03/08/us/…

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Gaza is 'both one of the most dangerous and one of the most restrictive spaces we’ve operated in for quite some time.'

The IRC's Ciaran Donnelly on the dangers to humanitarians in Gaza. Vox's @NicoleNarea reports:
vox.com/world-politics…

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“Our message to the world is that the people are exhausted by bombing, famine, lack of resources…” - Dr. Khaled Al-Madhoon, Anesthesia doctor for the Gaza European Hospital

We asked doctors and aid workers in Gaza what they wanted the world to know about the crisis. Here are…

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'Our thoughts are with the families in Taiwan who have been touched by the earthquake, as well as the millions of people who have been impacted by natural disasters in recent years across Asia.' Our statement on the 7.4 earthquake in Taiwan: rescue.org/press-release/…

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'The hardest way to come to the U.S. is as a refugee.”

This is how the next election could shape refugee resettlement in the U.S. nytimes.com/2024/04/02/us/…

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Since October 2023, over 200 humanitarian workers have been killed in the occupied Palestinian territory. More than 95% were Palestinian.

As humanitarian needs deepen, Gaza urgently needs a sustained ceasefire. More: rescue.org/press-release/…

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