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You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience. Skip to main content × Search form Search IRC Crisis Watch: COVID-19, locusts and malnutrition Search Log in Careers Volunteer Donate ☰ × Who We Are Who We Are About Us At a Glance Annual Report Financials & Ratings Our Strategy Our People President David Miliband Staff Leaders Board & Advisors Voices Where We Work Where We Work Location Africa Africa Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of Congo Ethiopia Ivory Coast Kenya Liberia Libya Mali Niger Nigeria Sierra Leone Somalia South Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zimbabwe Asia Asia Afghanistan Bangladesh Malaysia Myanmar Pakistan Thailand Europe Europe Germany Greece Italy Serbia Latin America Latin America Colombia El Salvador Mexico Venezuela Middle East Middle East Iraq Jordan Lebanon Syria Yemen United States United States Abilene, TX Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Boise, ID Charlottesville, VA Dallas, TX Denver, CO Elizabeth, NJ Los Angeles, CA Miami, FL Missoula, MT New York, NY Oakland, CA Phoenix, AZ Richmond, VA Sacramento, CA Salt Lake City, UT San Diego, CA San Jose, CA Seattle, WA Silver Spring, MD Tallahassee, FL Tucson, AZ Turlock, CA Wichita, KS What We Do What We Do Where We Focus Economic Wellbeing Education Health Empowerment Safety Our Approach Better Aid Centered on Women & Girls Policy & Advocacy How We Use Evidence Airbel Impact Lab Reports & Resources How To Help How To Help Give Donate Monthly Rescue Gifts Make a Tribute Gift Start a Fundraising Campaign Donor Advised Funds (DAF) Make a Planned Gift Join Us Take Action Become a Corporate Partner Attend an Event Volunteer Careers Latest Latest News News & Features Media Center Crises & Issues Border asylum seekers Coronavirus Malnutrition Refugees in America Syria conflict The IRC and Sesame Workshop Crisis Watch Search Log in Careers Volunteer Donate Triple match Yemen: The impact of hunger and COVID-19 Malnutrition is on the rise as COVID-19 surges across Yemen. Help us provide children in Yemen and families worldwide with lifesaving support. Learn more about the crisis in Yemen Your gift will help us as we work to save lives in Yemen and in countries around the world. $ USD Triple your gift -- Delivering lasting impact The IRC helps people to survive, recover and rebuild their lives. We serve people whose lives have been upended by war, conflict and natural disasters We work in countries where people don’t have the support they need to recover from crisis We respond within 72 hours, staying to help countries stabilize and people rebuild their lives We resettle refugees welcomed by the United States, helping them to succeed and thrive News & features Health A baby named Rescue: the miracle birth in beleaguered Yemen An IRC mobile health team caring for uprooted families in a camp in Yemen was there at the right time to help a young mother through a difficult delivery. Read and share Video The worst locust outbreak in East Africa in 70 years Watch the video Coronavirus response Five ways the fight against COVID-19 goes beyond health care Learn more Explainer How the Trump Administration is using COVID-19 to end asylum Read the article Crisis Watch Yemen on the brink: COVID-19. Starvation. War. Learn more and share See the latest Families in Yemen need our help As the coronavirus reaches war zones like Yemen, you can help us ensure families have immediate aid, including urgent medical care and emergency food. Donate now Press updates As confirmed COVID cases more than double in July across African countries, a lack of testing in crisis-affected contexts keeps responders in the dark about the real spread of the disease, warns IRC July 30, 2020 Over 200 children stopped at sea and sent to Libyan detention centres; IRC calls for their release July 29, 2020 Visit our media center Why the IRC Founded at the suggestion of Albert Einstein, the IRC is a gold-standard organization working in some of the toughest neighborhoods around the globe. Nicholas Kristof Columnist for The New York Times, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, and son of a refugee Read about us in Kristof's coronavirus giving guide Crisis Watch Who We Are Where We Work What We Do How To Help Latest Contact Us Donor Help Code of Conduct Ethics Hotline Our efficiency 87% Program services 8% Management & general 5% Fundraising Donate Join our mailing list Follow us Global Affiliates: IRC UK Stichting Vluchteling Respecting Your Privacy Terms and Conditions International Rescue Committee is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. EIN number 13-5660870. Copyright © International Rescue Committee, 2020 × Help us disrupt the spread of COVID-19 and help refugees worldwide. Donate now!...