GOMA, Congo — Angelina Jolie is meeting with women and girls in eastern Congo, where sexual violence is rampant. Jolie, a special envoy for the...

* ICRC seeks to reach civilians in rebel-held areas * Delivered medical supplies to Houla this week * Says humanitarian ...

This year, a luncheon hosted by the Women's Refugee Commission focused on the need to protect and empower displaced adolescent girls -- one of the most vulnerable groups within a refugee setting.

My journey takes me across an ocean and the International Date Line. Three movies, four TV shows, half a novel and a long nap later, here I am in Bangkok.

By KATHARINE HOURELD, Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya -- As Minhaj Gedi Farah lay silently on a hospital bed three months ago, even his mother had ...

One of the winners of the first round of funding from Members Project from American Express, The International Rescue Committee works in war and dis...

In honor of Mother's Day, I would like to share with you the story of a young woman in Sierra Leone, standing up to inequality, so that her daughter wouldn't have to experience violence and abuse.

After the earthquake hit, thousands of Haitian women and girls suddenly found themselves packed into unsafe camps. The International Rescue Committee is providing much needed supplies to women in Haiti.

"Many people were killed in the crossfire," Ruti says, as she escorts me to her makeshift shelter. "I saw bodies lying dead in the street. The only thing I managed to bring with me was a frying pan. "