Crisis creates distance: distance from safety, stability and each other. But whether someone lives 3 doors down or 3000 miles away, the distance between us is smaller than we think, if we have the #courage to take the first step. Stand with refugees this #WorldRefugeeDay @refugeeweek.bsky.social

Ready to take the next step in supporting refugees this #RefugeeWeek? Right now, ordinary people in the UK are doing extraordinary things. Here's how local community groups can register to host a refugee family, supported by IRC training: www.rescue.org/uk/article/w... @refugeeweek.bsky.social

What is Community Sponsorship? How local communities are welcoming refugees in the UK | The IRC

Across the UK, ordinary people are coming together to do something extraordinary: directly welcoming and supporting refugee families into their local community.

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Over a month since the outbreak was declared, women and girls in the DRC and Uganda are facing a double threat from Ebola: increased risk of contracting the virus and heightened exposure to sexual violence and exploitation.

Women and girls face double threat in the Ebola outbreak; the response must address both | The IRC

Women and girls face double threat in the Ebola outbreak; the response must address both

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How is IRC supporting communities and refugees to integrate in the UK? Ahead of #WorldRefugeeDay, parliamentarians and their staff joined IRC staff, clients and Community Advisory Board members in Westminster to hear about our UK programmes. @refugeeweek.bsky.social #RefugeeWeek

This @refugeeweek.bsky.social, we stand #WithRefugees, championing the power of welcome in our communities across the UK and around the world. Every day, people seeking safety show great #courage, overcoming unimaginable odds. How will you show courage and show up for refugees this #RefugeeWeek?

"The first fall in global displacement in over a decade should be good news. However, the numbers reflect misery on a historic scale—people returned to countries mired in crisis, while every route to safety collapsed around them." David Miliband responds to UNHCR's new global displacement figures:

New UN report confirms historic levels of forced displacement as 118 million forced to flee — IRC says | The IRC

New UN figures show 118 million people forcibly displaced worldwide. The IRC warns record returns mask a collapse in asylum, resettlement and aid.

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The IRC is on the ground, screening nearly 50,000 households, supplying clean drinking water, and supporting treatment centers, with support from @sidasweden.bsky.social and the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund.

BREAKING: Borno state, northeast Nigeria has seen a rapidly evolving cholera outbreak, with over 8,400 suspected cases since early May 2026 and 42 deaths to date ⬇️

Health workers in eastern DRC are at risk of running out of basic protective equipment within days due to border closures and restrictions on moving humanitarian supplies. We're calling for access and a surge in funding to contain the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province: www.rescue.org/press-releas...

Ebola response faces critical supply shortages as border closures hamper essential aid | The IRC

Restrictions on the movement of humanitarian supplies into eastern DRC are putting health workers and patients at risk as stocks of essential protective equipment are expected to run out within days. ...

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"A genuine ceasefire would bring desperately needed peace and stability, but it will not heal the invisible wounds left behind or erase the trauma that so many in Lebanon now carry." IRC's Kelly Razzouk discusses the mental health crisis in Lebanon in @time.com: time.com/article/2026...

A Ceasefire Alone Won’t Solve Lebanon’s Mental Health Crisis

According to the IRC, half of Lebanon’s population has shown signs of depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder.

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"We’re especially concerned about the virus spreading to other countries like Burundi or South Sudan." IRC Senior Technical Emergency Health Advisor Rachel Howard discusses the challenges of responding to the Ebola outbreak in @telglobalhealth.bsky.social: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

"The true scale of this Ebola outbreak is likely far worse than official figures suggest. When 4 out of 5 contacts are not being traced, it becomes incredibly difficult to contain the outbreak or even understand its true scale." More on the Ebola response in DRC: www.rescue.org/uk/press-rel...

IRC warns DRC Ebola outbreak likely far larger than official figures suggest | The IRC

Delayed detection and slow contact tracing suggest virus has likely spread undetected for months

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"It's hard to overstate the sense of alarm we're feeling as we see what's unfolding on the ground in eastern DRC." IRC's Ciarán Donnelly explains why the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could become the deadliest on record without urgent support on @news.rte.ie ⬇️

Bangladesh is facing a major measles outbreak, with over 57,000 suspected cases and at least 400 people expected to have died. The IRC has launched an emergency vaccination campaign in Cox's Bazar, where refugees in overcrowded camps are especially vulnerable. More: www.rescue.org/press-releas...

“Sometimes we eat once a day, but most of the time we don’t have any food.” In Lake Chad, violence, displacement and disruption to livelihoods have left millions facing hunger. Zara shares her story with @telglobalhealth.bsky.social at an IRC malnutrition clinic: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

URGENT: The Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than the response, with over 900 suspected cases and at least 223 deaths reported in DRC and Uganda. Aid cuts have weakened the health system and conflict could lead to further spread. Here's what needs to happen now: www.rescue.org/press-releas...

IRC Watchlist Flash Alert: Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC spreading faster than response | The IRC

IRC Watchlist Flash Alert: Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC spreading faster than response

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"Behind today’s headline drop in net migration is a more troubling reality: people in greatest need of protection are still reaching Britain through dangerous journeys, because safe routes are being closed off." More from our UK Executive Director Flora Alexander: www.rescue.org/uk/press-rel...

IRC UK Responds to Home Office Net Migration Figures | The IRC

IRC UK Responds to Home Office Net Migration Figures

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Severe health funding cuts are contributing to the rapid escalation of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, IRC staff have warned. Suspected cases have risen from 246 to 500 in just 96 hours across eastern DRC and Uganda, an increase of 103%. More: www.rescue.org/press-releas...

Funding cuts led to delayed detection of deadly Ebola outbreak in DRC | The IRC

Weakened disease surveillance systems following severe funding cuts in eastern DRC are contributing to rapid escalation of the latest Ebola outbreak, the IRC warns

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In humanitarian crises, violence against women and girls rises sharply. But our evidence with @ww2preventvawg.bsky.social shows #PreventionIsPossible. At 3.30pm, watch David Miliband discuss how we tackle this urgent challenge at the Global Partnerships Conference: www.youtube.com/live/ambdIdc...

Global Partnerships Conference, London 2026 (Day 2)

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"Eastern DRC's years of conflict and displacement have left health systems on their knees, and that makes containing this outbreak all the harder." IRC has launched an emergency response to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC. Read more: www.rescue.org/press-releas...

IRC launches emergency response as rare Ebola strain with no vaccine spreads across eastern DRC and Uganda | The IRC

IRC launches emergency response as rare Ebola strain with no vaccine spreads across eastern DRC and Uganda

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We are deeply alarmed by a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in the DRC, with 65 people already reported dead. The IRC stands ready to scale up support, drawing on extensive experience responding to infectious disease outbreaks across the region. Our full statement: www.rescue.org/press-releas...

IRC reaction to latest Ebola outbreak in DRC | The IRC

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"Parents are carrying the impossible burden of trying to provide security while coping with trauma themselves... But while needs are surging, funding for mental health services continues to decline." After 2 months of war, the crisis in Lebanon is near breaking point: www.rescue.org/uk/press-rel...

Two months into war, IRC warns Lebanon humanitarian crisis nears breaking point | The IRC

Civilians across Lebanon are facing a rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis marked by large-scale displacement, rising food insecurity, escalating health needs, and continued airstrikes, despite a thr...

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In two months of war in Iran, the US has spent an estimated $25 billion. The same amount could: ➡️ Treat every malnourished child on earth 6 x over. ➡️ Provide remote pre-school education to children in Sudan, Gaza & South Sudan, 11x over. ➡️ Vaccinate all zero-dose children worldwide, 16x over.

The IRC is scaling up and adapting its programmes in Mali following a major escalation in armed conflict since April. With around 5.1 million people in need and over 415,000 internally displaced, Mali remains one of the world’s most underreported humanitarian crises. www.rescue.org/press-releas...

IRC responds to escalating violence in Mali as insecurity disrupts access to food and healthcare | The IRC

IRC responds to escalating violence in Mali as insecurity disrupts access to food and healthcare

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“I’ve seen first-hand in Sudan what people are fleeing. The impact of conflict on civilians, particularly on women, is devastating.” IRC UK Executive Director Flora Alexander describes her recent visit to Sudan in @thetimes.com. @christinalamb.bsky.social reports: www.thetimes.com/article/ada8...

What Sudan refugees are fleeing when they cross the Channel

From the ruins of a once-thriving Khartoum to the looted farms of the country’s breadbasket, the civil war is driving millions to the brink

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"Student and skilled worker visas should be assessed on individual merit. Blanket restrictions based on nationality are unfair, risk undermining British values and set a dangerous precedent." Read more from IRC UK Executive Director Flora Alexander in @politicshome.bsky.social 👇

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The Home Office's blanket ban on visas being issued to students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan will do little to tackle the asylum backlog, while harming the prospects of young people in some of the world's most dangerous countries writes @uk.rescue.org's Flora Alexander

Two months into the Iran war, the IRC's operational costs have spiked by up to 50%. Disrupted logistics, rising fuel prices and severe shortages are further draining already stretched aid budgets, even as humanitarian needs continue to surge in crises such as Sudan. More: https://bit.ly/4tPovSc

Two months into Iran war, IRC operational costs spike by up to 50% as fuel prices rise and aid routes collapse | The IRC

Two months into Iran war, IRC operational costs spike by up to 50% as fuel prices rise and aid routes collapse

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IRC UK's Flora Alexander responds to the tragic deaths of two Sudanese women crossing the Channel: "I have just returned from Sudan and saw firsthand the devastating impact of conflict on civilians... What is needed are safe, accessible routes at a meaningful scale." www.rescue.org/uk/press-rel...

IRC UK responds to deaths in the Channel | The IRC

Responding to the deaths of two Sudanese women attempting to cross the Channel, Flora Alexander, IRC UK Executive Director said,

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BREAKING: The IRC has launched an emergency response to Bangladesh's most serious measles outbreak in decades. Vaccinations have begun in Cox's Bazar where nearly a million Rohingya refugees live in crowded conditions and the risk of rapid transmission is acute. More: www.rescue.org/press-releas...

"A ceasefire doesn’t mean that life goes back to normal for people who’ve been displaced in Lebanon, for people dependent on fertiliser for their harvest in West Africa or for humanitarian aid groups with critical items stuck in ports." David Miliband on @cnn.com: edition.cnn.com/2026/04/24/w...

The Iran war’s unintended consequence: a humanitarian crisis | CNN

“A ceasefire doesn’t mean life goes back to normal”: David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, who warns of a humanitarian crisis for the most vulnerable in the wake of ...

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