Two months into war, civilians across Lebanon are facing a rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis.
What we’re seeing on the ground is devastating: families forced from their homes, health systems under strain, and communities struggling to meet even their most basic needs.
At a moment when an entire generation is facing displacement, fear and deep psychological distress, the international community cannot afford to look away.
We’re working with partners in Lebanon to deliver critical aid. But what is needed now is decisive action and political will to ensure children are not left to carry the scars of the crisis alone.
Bassem is one of the over 360,000 displaced children who are facing fear and uncertainty over their future.
Civilians across Lebanon are facing a rapidly worsening crisis marked by large-scale displacement, rising food insecurity, escalating health needs, and continued airstrikes, despite a three week ceasefire extension being declared on April 23.
“Nearly every family we met spoke of overwhelming anxiety, grief, and depression,” says Kelly Razzouk, the IRC’s Vice President for Global Policy and Advocacy. “Children are struggling to sleep. Parents are carrying the impossible burden of trying to provide security while coping with trauma themselves.”
Together with local partners, our teams are delivering lifesaving services through initiatives like “the National Lifeline,” a free hotline for suicide prevention and emotional support, and mobile mental health teams that bring support directly to communities in need.
But without urgent international support, critical support will not reach everyone who needs it. Decisive action must be taken to ensure these families are not left to carry the scars of the crisis alone.
What does motherhood look like in the middle of war?
For Warda, a mother of three in Lebanon, it means doing her best to hold her family together while everything falls apart.
Swipe to read her story this #MothersDay ➡️
This is what investing in humanity could look like.
In two months of war in Iran, the U.S. has spent an estimated $25 billion.
With that same amount, the IRC could:
➡️ Treat every malnourished child on earth, more than six times over.
➡️ Deliver remote pre-school education to children across Sudan, Gaza and South Sudan, more than 11 times over.
➡️ Vaccinate all 14 million zero-dose children worldwide, 16 times over.
Where would you rather invest?
Journalists have reported on a new U.S. government plan that could force Afghan refugees into an impossible choice: be sent to an unfamiliar country facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises or return to the place they were forced to flee.
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Supplies are delayed.
Fuel costs are rising.
Food prices are increasing.
The Iran war is driving a crisis far beyond the Middle East.
Across East Africa, where millions are facing hunger and displacement, the impact is already being felt, from delayed nutrition supplies to power cuts in health facilities.
Operational costs for the IRC to deliver life-saving aid has risen by up to 50%, putting even more pressure on humanitarian services reeling from devastating aid cuts.
Our teams are on the ground, working hard to deliver life-saving support to those who need it most.
Forcing people to return to Haiti now isn’t just cruel. For some it could be a death sentence.
Swipe to learn more about how threats to Temporary Protected Status in the U.S. are putting people at risk >
Where a child is born should never determine whether they have the chance to grow up healthy.
This #WorldImmunizationWeek, we’re celebrating a major milestone: 30 million doses delivered and 1 million "zero-dose" children reached in some of the world’s most fragile and conflict-affected areas, places where government health services often cannot reach.
By negotiating humanitarian access and using everything from satellite mapping to high-tech cold-chain backpacks, the IRC’s Gavi-funded REACH program ensures that even in the most vulnerable settings, no child is left unprotected.
Our teams on the ground across Chad, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia, are reaching communities cut off by conflict and disaster.
Immunization is one of the most cost effective ways to save lives. However, in crisis-affected communities, immunization coverage remains dangerously low. REACH has proven that immunization equity is not only achievable but affordable. Now it’s time to scale it.
Meet the mobile health team traveling by boat to reach cut-off communities 🛶
In Tenekou, central Mali, climate change is making rainy seasons more extreme, with entire villages cut off for months at a time—reachable only by water.
So when the rains come, the IRC mobile health team swaps cars for boats to continue delivering life‑saving care.
Mohamed, the team’s primary doctor, screens children for malnutrition, treating children as young as 12 months. Meanwhile, obstetric nurse Fatoumata supports pregnant women with check‑ups and prenatal care.
These journeys matter. Mali is facing one of the most underreported humanitarian crises on the planet, with over 400,000 people displaced and one million children at risk of acute malnutrition.
Despite growing barriers and funding gaps, support from @eu_echo is helping expand the IRC’s ongoing emergency response for displaced communities here.
This is what it looks like to refuse to leave people behind.
Three years since conflict erupted in Sudan, a preventable catastrophe has escalated into one of the largest and fastest growing humanitarian crises in the world.
Relentless violence, mass displacement and economic collapse have pushed millions of people in Sudan and across the region to the brink.
Our teams are bringing critical support to families who have nowhere else to turn. But the scale of need is outpacing the response.
Without urgent action to scale up funding and end the violence, this crisis will continue to spiral out of control.
Swipe to meet the team keeping children alive in Sudan ➡️ and head to the link in our bio to learn more.
#TalkAboutSudan #EyesOnSudan
Tap the link in our bio to watch @sepidehmoafi ’s full interview with @rescueorg !
If you’ve been keeping up with “The Pitt,” you might recognize Sepideh Moafi as Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi, an attending physician with a background in humanitarian work.
Moafi, an ambassador for @rescueorg , is calling attention to the representation her character adds to the show. Swipe to read the highlights from her conversation with IRC’s Sherine Ibrahim 🩺
This is how real humanitarian workers inspired IRC ambassador Sepideh Moafi on The Pitt.
Sepideh recently sat down with Sherine Ibrahim, who leads the IRC's work in the Middle East and North Africa. Together, they talked about how Sepideh’s experiences with the IRC’s humanitarian work helped color her performance as Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi on The Pitt.
Visit the link in bio to learn more about how you can support the IRC and humanitarian work all around the world.
