Responding to the world's worst crises, helping people survive, recover and gain control of their future. #RefugeesWelcomehttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mlnku4ki2s24"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: https://www.rescue.org/uk/press-release/two-months-war-irc-warns-lebanon-humanitarian-crisis-nears-breaking-point12 May 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnku4ki2s24https://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mllqjnxhe726In 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.11 May 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllqjnxhe726https://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mll7c4ha522iThe 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. https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-responds-escalating-violence-mali-insecurity-disrupts-access-food-and-healthcare11 May 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mll7c4ha522ihttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mlkvqekgbc2i“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: https://www.thetimes.com/article/ada8395d-066a-4241-a01b-831a85dbb222 https://www.thetimes.com/article/ada8395d-066a-4241-a01b-831a85dbb222?shareToken=58267a88af13daa6914f89ec49cf1b2411 May 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkvqekgbc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mlaxpxaw3k25"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 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlaxpxaw3k25https://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3ml75oy5tjd2fTwo 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/4tPovSc06 May 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml75oy5tjd2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3ml6xrp75w22eIRC 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." https://www.rescue.org/uk/press-release/irc-uk-responds-deaths-channel06 May 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6xrp75w22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mkp7qzf2ec2iBREAKING: 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: https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-launches-emergency-measles-response-20000-children-rohingya-refugee-camps30 Apr 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkp7qzf2ec2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mkicnp4wqs2u"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: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/24/world/video/ac360milibandiran27 Apr 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkicnp4wqs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mk65dfjwnk24The UK's new migration deal with France risks delivering neither control nor compassion. Policing alone won't stop people fleeing war and persecution from risking their lives in the Channel. Accessible safe routes at meaningful scale must be part of the solution. https://www.rescue.org/uk/press-release/irc-uk-responds-uk-france-border-deal23 Apr 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk65dfjwnk24https://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mjyn2kjxns2u"The impunity suffered by civilians caught up in conflict is greater than ever. More civilians are being killed in conflict than soldiers at the moment... There couldn’t be a worse time to be cutting aid budgets." David Miliband on @listentotimesradio.bsky.social: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/show/20260417-33088/2026-04-1721 Apr 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyn2kjxns2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mjwnh5pyn22s“An untended humanitarian crisis is an incubator of political instability. We are in a more connected world than ever before." IRC President and CEO David Miliband discusses the global impact of aid cuts in @theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/17/cuts-to-oversea-aid-worsen-shocks-global-economy-david-miliband-iran-war20 Apr 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwnh5pyn22shttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mjwiwty5ds2cSix months on from the announcement of a ceasefire, Gaza’s humanitarian crisis is at risk of being forgotten as global attention shifts elsewhere. Sustained focus, funding, and a rapid and unimpeded scale up of aid are essential to prevent further loss of life. https://www.rescue.org/press-release/six-months-ceasefire-irc-warns-gazas-deepening-humanitarian-catastrophe-cannot-be20 Apr 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwiwty5ds2chttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mjozwqglpw226.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe food insecurity according to the latest IPC report. Lack of rains & crop failure coupled with rising prices due to the war in Iran are driving the crisis. IRC's Shukri Abdulkadir spoke to @npr.org's All Things Considered: https://n.pr/48CPYxS https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5771597/whats-at-stake-in-somalia17 Apr 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjozwqglpw22https://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mjolaftb522eThis week marks three years since the devastating conflict in Sudan began. Thank you to @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social for supporting our work and helping to highlight this urgent crisis. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjolaftb522ehttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mjk45hdsxs2pAround 250 Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals are missing after a boat bound for Malaysia capsized. This latest tragedy illustrates the human cost of a 9-year displacement crisis which has left thousands struggling to afford the basics. 1/2 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/rohingya-refugees-missing-boat-capsizes-andaman-sea15 Apr 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk45hdsxs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mjk2semasc2m3 years of conflict. 33 million in need. Over 44,000 voices calling for change. The crisis in Sudan can't be ignored. On Tue 14 April, 12 leading charities, civil society and Sudanese diaspora groups shared your call to action with the UK government. Thank you to all those who signed our petition.15 Apr 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk2semasc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mjel75c32k2dAfter three years of war in Sudan, even food has become a frontline. Our new joint report shows how violence has turned the journey of food—from farms to markets to homes—into a dangerous and often deadly process. Read more: https://www.rescue.org/press-release/what-it-takes-eat-new-report-reveals-how-war-cutting-access-food-hunger-deepens-sudan13 Apr 2026 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjel75c32k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mj5qrfose22pThis week, Lebanon endured one of the heaviest days of violence in years, with over 100 airstrikes in 10 minutes, over 300 people killed and thousands injured. Collective shelters are largely at capacity, and families are seeking safety wherever they can. https://www.rescue.org/uk/press-release/lebanon-faces-deadliest-escalation-years-airstrikes-drive-mass-displacement-and10 Apr 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5qrfose22phttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mj5ibznvzc2o"We’ve had to cut in half the number of staff that we’ve got in Lebanon over the last year... And so aid cuts are compounding the problem." David Miliband discusses the impact of aid cuts on crisis response in Lebanon with @camanpour.bsky.social on @cnn.com: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/09/tv/video/david-miliband-iran-war-lebanon-amanpour10 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5ibznvzc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mj36vie5nc2x"85% of those displaced [in Lebanon] are not in government shelters...I think it is a silent emergency that’s not really getting the coverage it needs. The Iran war couldn’t have come at a worse time for Lebanon or Syria." David Miliband on @thetimes.com radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/show/20260405-32495/2026-04-0509 Apr 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj36vie5nc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mj2ofbce5k2x"The newly announced two-week ceasefire with Iran is a welcome pause—but it is partial, fragile, and will not end the domino effect of conflict the region is currently experiencing in countries like Lebanon and Syria." - IRC President & CEO David Miliband in @time.com: https://time.com/article/2026/04/08/iran-ceasefire-reveals-domino-effect-of-conflict/09 Apr 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2ofbce5k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mj2kihmgx22x"The announcement of 2-week ceasefire is a welcome step but it is partial, fragile, and incomplete. Most urgently, it does not include Lebanon. A ceasefire that leaves one front of the conflict burning risks prolonging the crisis, not resolving it." —David Miliband https://www.rescue.org/uk/press-release/irc-welcomes-iran-war-ceasefire-warns-lebanon-cannot-be-left-out09 Apr 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2kihmgx22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mijmepiugc2b"The ripple effects of the Iran war are consuming the whole Middle East region. Every country is affected, and the most fragile countries like Syria and Lebanon are in danger of being consumed in a really fatal way." David Miliband on BBC Radio 4's Today programme: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002tbzd02 Apr 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijmepiugc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3miiv7irezk2w"[UK aid cuts] will no doubt have a devastating impact on issues like child malnutrition & child health. It feels incredibly shortsighted to make such an enormous cut to Africa." IRC UK Executive Director Flora Alexander on the 40% cut to the UK aid budget via @npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/nx-s1-5763752/lives-will-be-lost-how-the-u-k-s-aid-cuts-may-affect-parts-of-africa02 Apr 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miiv7irezk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3migi7vyx6c2w"When we see cuts in aid cuts coupled with an increase in food prices and transport costs, what happens is that levels of food insecurity worsen in places like Sudan. And the impact is going to be played out over months to come." IRC's Ciarán Donnelly on the impact of the war in Iran, via @cnn.com01 Apr 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3migi7vyx6c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3miejbkpttg2mDelays caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and regional airspace shutdowns are already affecting "critical nutrition, medical and emergency supplies" for people in humanitarian need. Read more from @laurenwolfe.bsky.social: https://chills.substack.com/p/no-one-is-talking-about-this-iran31 Mar 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miejbkpttg2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3miectquhk22r“This is how a global crisis becomes a humanitarian one… We are already seeing the consequences. Clinics scaling back. Outreach reduced. Costs rising faster than budgets can keep up." IRC's Bob Kitchen on the wider impact of the war in Iran in @telegraph.co.uk: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/tens-of-millions-face-hunger-poverty-in-wake-of-iran-war/31 Mar 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miectquhk22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.rescue.org/post/3mie2aikwaj2u"Fuel shortages and supply delays don’t stay contained, they ripple outward, shutting down services, driving up food prices, and cutting off access to care." - Bob Kitchen. The war in Iran is threatening life-saving humanitarian operations across Africa. Learn more ⬇️ https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-warns-iran-war-disrupting-fuel-and-aid-supply-chains-threatening-life-saving31 Mar 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:ltjyoi6imkmrtgwmaakfjryj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mie2aikwaj2u