The crisis in North Darfur first erupted in 2003, triggering an escalation that would sink the region into a deep humanitarian crisis for more than a decade. Since then, conflict, displacement, chronic poverty, and the country’s recent economic crisis have heightened food insecurity and malnutrition in already fragile communities.

As the Syrian conflict nears its tenth anniversary, millions of Syrians have been displaced from their homes for years, relying on support from host countries and international nonprofit organizations like Relief International to meet their daily needs.

How can you protect yourself against COVID-19 without water? That is a question faced by more than 785 million people worldwide who live in areas without reliable access to clean water.

The region of Mindanao in southern Philippines is one of the most fragile places in the world. Wracked by decades of underdevelopment, instability, and violent conflict, Relief International is partnering with local civil society organizations to overcome these development challenges.

Relief International is responding in the aftermath of the powerful explosions on August 4 that rocked Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut. The blasts killed more than 160 people, injured 6,000 more, and displaced hundreds of thousands from their homes.

The five-year long conflict in Yemen was labelled the world’s worst humanitarian crisis before the pandemic. Now, the outbreak of COVID-19 is pushing families to their breaking point.

Six months after the first case of the novel coronavirus was confirmed in Iran, the country is experiencing a resurgence of new infections. Here, Relief International’s Iran Country Director shares how his team on the ground has been working nonstop to protect health workers, refugee families, and our staff against the virus.

While COVID-19 may be on the decline in some countries that were hit hard early on, the number of new cases is on the rise in Iran. As Iran experiences a resurgence of new cases, one Afghan refugee shares her story, and why she’s committed to fighting the virus in the country that welcomed her.