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Congo</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/ethiopia" aria-label="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/kenya" aria-label="Kenya">Kenya</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/liberia" aria-label="Liberia">Liberia</a></li></ul><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-2"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/libya" aria-label="Libya">Libya</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/mali" aria-label="Mali">Mali</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/niger" aria-label="Niger">Niger</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/nigeria" aria-label="Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/somalia" aria-label="Somalia">Somalia</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/south-sudan" aria-label="South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/sudan" aria-label="Sudan">Sudan</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/tanzania" aria-label="Tanzania">Tanzania</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/uganda" aria-label="Uganda">Uganda</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/zimbabwe" aria-label="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-title" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target>Asia</div><button class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-expand-toggle" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target></button><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-wrapper"><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-1"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/afghanistan" aria-label="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/bangladesh" aria-label="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/malaysia" aria-label="Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li></ul><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-2"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/myanmar" aria-label="Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/pakistan" aria-label="Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/thailand" aria-label="Thailand">Thailand</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-title" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target>Europe</div><button class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-expand-toggle" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target></button><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-wrapper"><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-1"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/germany" aria-label="Germany">Germany</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/greece" aria-label="Greece">Greece</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/italy" aria-label="Italy">Italy</a></li></ul><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-2"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/poland" aria-label="Poland">Poland</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/serbia" aria-label="Serbia">Serbia</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/topic/ukraine-crisis" aria-label="Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-title" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target>Latin America</div><button class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-expand-toggle" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target></button><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-wrapper"><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-1"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/colombia" aria-label="Colombia">Colombia</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/ecuador" aria-label="Ecuador">Ecuador</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/el-salvador" aria-label="El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/honduras" aria-label="Honduras">Honduras</a></li></ul><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-2"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/mexico" aria-label="Mexico">Mexico</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/peru" aria-label="Peru">Peru</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/venezuela" aria-label="Venezuela">Venezuela</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-title" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target>Middle East</div><button class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-expand-toggle" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target></button><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-wrapper"><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-1"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/iraq" aria-label="Iraq">Iraq</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/jordan" aria-label="Jordan">Jordan</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/lebanon" aria-label="Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li></ul><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-2"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/occupied-palestinian-territory-opt" aria-label="Occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)">Occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/syria" aria-label="Syria">Syria</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/yemen" aria-label="Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-title" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target>United States</div><button class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-expand-toggle" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target></button><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-wrapper"><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-1"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/abilene-tx" aria-label="Abilene, TX">Abilene, TX</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/atlanta-ga" aria-label="Atlanta, GA">Atlanta, GA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/baltimore-md" aria-label="Baltimore, MD">Baltimore, MD</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/boise-id" aria-label="Boise, ID">Boise, ID</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/charlottesville-va" aria-label="Charlottesville, VA">Charlottesville, VA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/dallas-tx" aria-label="Dallas, TX">Dallas, TX</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/denver-co" aria-label="Denver, CO">Denver, CO</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/des-moines-ia" aria-label="Des Moines, IA">Des Moines, IA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/elizabeth-nj" aria-label="Elizabeth, NJ">Elizabeth, NJ</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="https://www.rescue.org/united-states/iowa-city-ia" aria-label="Iowa City, IA">Iowa City, IA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/los-angeles-ca" aria-label="Los Angeles, CA">Los Angeles, CA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/louisville-ky" aria-label="Louisville, KY">Louisville, KY</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/miami-fl" aria-label="Miami, FL">Miami, FL</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/missoula-mt" aria-label="Missoula, MT">Missoula, MT</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/new-york-ny" aria-label="New York, NY">New York, NY</a></li></ul><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-2"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/oakland-ca" aria-label="Oakland, CA">Oakland, CA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/phoenix-az" aria-label="Phoenix, AZ">Phoenix, AZ</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/richmond-va" aria-label="Richmond, VA">Richmond, VA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/sacramento-ca" aria-label="Sacramento, CA">Sacramento, CA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/salt-lake-city-ut" aria-label="Salt Lake City, UT">Salt Lake City, UT</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/san-diego-ca" aria-label="San Diego, CA">San Diego, CA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/san-jose-ca" aria-label="San Jose, CA">San Jose, CA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/seattle-wa" aria-label="Seattle, WA">Seattle, WA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/silver-spring-md" aria-label="Silver Spring, MD">Silver Spring, MD</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/spokane-wa" aria-label="Spokane, WA">Spokane, WA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/tallahassee-fl" aria-label="Tallahassee, FL">Tallahassee, FL</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/tucson-az" aria-label="Tucson, AZ">Tucson, AZ</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/turlock-ca" aria-label="Turlock, CA">Turlock, CA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/wichita-ks" aria-label="Wichita, KS">Wichita, KS</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-1-menu-item rplc-main-menu__level-1-menu-item--type-1" data-rpl-main-menu-level-1><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-1-menu-item-link" href="/what-we-do" aria-label="What We Do">What We Do</a><button class="rplc-main-menu__level-1-expand-toggle" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target aria-label="Main Menu Option Expand Toggle"></button><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-2"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-2-menu-item"/><p class="rplc-main-menu__level-2-menu-item-title">Where We Focus</p><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-3"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item--leaf" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-link" href="/outcome/economic-wellbeing" aria-label="Economic Wellbeing">Economic Wellbeing</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item--leaf" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-link" href="/outcome/education" aria-label="Education">Education</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item--leaf" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-link" href="/outcome/health" aria-label="Health">Health</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item--leaf" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-link" href="/outcome/empowerment" aria-label="Empowerment">Empowerment</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item--leaf" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-link" href="/outcome/safety" aria-label="Safety">Safety</a></li></ul></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-2-menu-item rplc-main-menu__level-2-menu-item--last"/><p 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1.218v4.585H1.28V7.775L.032 6.59v1.217L0 10.725v1.796c.032.13.064.225.096.354.096.225.257.417.48.545.193.127.482.19.674.19h13.53c.193 0 .386-.063.546-.16.32-.19.577-.544.64-.93.033-.223 0-.255 0-.384v-5.61H16z"/></svg></div></span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="rpll-hero-layout-2__secondary"><div class="rplc-hero-landing-page__summary-wrapper"><div class="rplc-hero-landing-page__summary rplc-hero-landing-page__summary-item"><p>Each day, families hope to cross the border from Mexico to the United States in search of safety. Staying is not a safe option – and the International Rescue Committee is supporting programs in Mexican border towns to respond, and also to protect families from COVID-19.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div><main id="main-content" class="rpll-page__main" role="main" tabindex="-1"> <div><div class="rplc-crisis-mode"><div class="rplc-crisis-mode__content"><div class="rplc-crisis-mode__text-wrapper"><div class="rplc-crisis-mode__title-wrapper"><div class="rplc-crisis-mode__icon-wrapper"><div class="rpla-icon rpla-icon--crisis"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path d="M7.455 4.93h1.08v4.437h-1.08V4.93z"/><circle cx="8.01" cy="11.584" r=".832"/><path fill="none" d="M13.446 14.08h-10.9c-.36 0-.72-.192-.915-.554L.966 12.5c-.194-.332-.194-.748 0-1.08l5.437-8.987c.193-.332.526-.554.915-.554h1.36c.36 0 .72.192.913.553l5.463 9.015c.194.333.194.75 0 1.08l-.692 1.028c-.194.332-.554.524-.914.523z"/><path d="M13.446 13.556v1.08H2.49c-.11 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rpla-unordered-list--spacing-compact"><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item">The IRC team in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico carried out two emergency deployments in a large informal settlement of displaced people to monitor the situation and diagnose key needs.</li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item">Up to 1,500 people stayed in the settlement on any given day, of which 25% to 40% were children under the age of 12.</li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item">People staying in such settlements experience a heightened risk of violence, inadequate sanitation conditions and barriers to accessing shelter, water, food and medical care.</li><li class="rpla-unordered-list__item">“More support from the international community is needed to solve gaps in funding to implement comprehensive responses that can help people survive, recover and rebuild their lives in the places they consider safe for them and their families,” says Rafael Velásquez, country director for the IRC in Mexico.</li></ul><a 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id="26355" class="rplc-faq" data-rpl-canvas-color="neutral-white"><div class="rplm-section-heading"><div class="rplm-section-heading__title-icon-wrapper"><h2 class="rplm-section-heading__title">Crisis briefing</h2></div><div class="rpla-paragraph"><p class="rpla-paragraph">As violence across Mexico and the Northern Triangle region of Central America increases, families continue to cross the U.S. border in search of safety. U.S policy has exacerbated their plight, neglecting to put systems in place that ensure safety and advise families of critical next steps in the immigration process. The IRC is partnering with local organizations to provide emergency support to families on Mexico’s northern border, but more funding is urgently needed.</p></div></div><div class="rplc-faq__content" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-faq__questions"><div class="rpla-toggle-2 rpla-toggle-2--body rpla-toggle-2--plus-separators" data-rpl-toggle-2-state="collapsed" data-rpl-state-target><div class="rpla-toggle-2__border-wrapper"><div class="rpla-toggle-2__border rpla-toggle-2__border--top"></div></div><div class="rpla-toggle-2__text-wrapper" data-rpl-state-type="toggle-2-state" data-rpl-state-values="expanded, collapsed"><button class="rpla-toggle-2__caret" role="button" tabindex="0"></button><div class="rpla-toggle-2__text">What caused the current crisis in Mexico?</div></div><div class="rpla-toggle-2__content" data-rpl-toggle-2-content><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body">Mexico has long been plagued by violence from drug cartels and gangs; 2018 was the nation’s deadliest year, with a record-breaking 33,000+ homicides. Similar situations can be seen in some of Mexico’s neighbors, where war-zone levels of violence are displacing hundreds of thousands a year. Hundreds of Mexicans, Central Americans from <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="2b2d1ff9-1b06-490b-9578-54b06287ed15" href="/node/528" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one">El Salvador</a>, Guatemala and Honduras, and people of other nationalities <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="a364dd28-f136-4913-bd49-c634752d3cc6" href="/topic/seeking-safety-border" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="Seeking safety at the border">flee to the U.S. border</a> each day in search of safety. Forty percent are families and children, and that number continues to increase.</p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body">U.S. policy changes, including limits on the number of people able to apply for asylum each day, mean an increasing number of people are stuck in Mexican border towns, where services are limited, while others are being forcibly returned under the so-called <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="36923cd8-d1fc-4544-94f5-24afe157bc3f" href="/press-release/international-rescue-committee-calls-us-rescind-flawed-and-dangerous-remain-mexico" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="International Rescue Committee Calls on the U.S. to Rescind the Flawed and Dangerous ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy">“Remain in Mexico” policy.</a></p></div><div class="rpla-toggle-2__border-wrapper"><div class="rpla-toggle-2__border rpla-toggle-2__border--bottom"></div></div></div><div class="rpla-toggle-2 rpla-toggle-2--body rpla-toggle-2--plus-separators" data-rpl-toggle-2-state="collapsed" data-rpl-state-target><div class="rpla-toggle-2__border-wrapper"><div class="rpla-toggle-2__border rpla-toggle-2__border--top"></div></div><div class="rpla-toggle-2__text-wrapper" data-rpl-state-type="toggle-2-state" data-rpl-state-values="expanded, collapsed"><button class="rpla-toggle-2__caret" role="button" tabindex="0"></button><div class="rpla-toggle-2__text">What are the main humanitarian challenges in Mexico?</div></div><div class="rpla-toggle-2__content" data-rpl-toggle-2-content><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body">Services in border towns are limited, and those that do exist are overwhelmed. Shelters are often operating at well over their capacity and supporting people for over a month, when they were designed to house people for just three days. The lack of services is putting already vulnerable women and children at particular risk.</p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body">Children are reported to be at risk of sexual abuse, gang recruitment and violence, and women are vulnerable targets of criminal gangs engaging in human trafficking. An <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="745fd536-7345-4cab-8cfe-a54b4940665e" href="/report/irc-needs-assessment-report-mexico-northern-border" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one" title="IRC needs assessment report: Mexico-northern border">IRC survey</a> across four shelters on the northern border found an unusually high number of families citing safety and protection from violence and gangs as priority concerns.</p></div><div class="rpla-toggle-2__border-wrapper"><div class="rpla-toggle-2__border rpla-toggle-2__border--bottom"></div></div></div><div class="rpla-toggle-2 rpla-toggle-2--body rpla-toggle-2--plus-separators" data-rpl-toggle-2-state="collapsed" data-rpl-state-target><div class="rpla-toggle-2__border-wrapper"><div class="rpla-toggle-2__border rpla-toggle-2__border--top"></div></div><div class="rpla-toggle-2__text-wrapper" data-rpl-state-type="toggle-2-state" data-rpl-state-values="expanded, collapsed"><button class="rpla-toggle-2__caret" role="button" tabindex="0"></button><div class="rpla-toggle-2__text">How does the IRC help in Mexico?</div></div><div class="rpla-toggle-2__content" data-rpl-toggle-2-content><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body">The IRC’s mission is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.</p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body">The IRC is supporting local partners in Mexico to aid migrants and asylum seekers stuck in border towns. We are supporting programs that work with <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="deb0aee3-dc26-4335-8ee7-657c39fccacb" href="/node/538" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one">women and girls who have experienced violence</a> by increasing access to services such as medical care.</p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body">We are also working with local partners on a COVID-19 public health awareness campaign along with psychosocial support in shelters at the Mexico-U.S. border in Ciudad Juárez. The project will directly benefit 17 shelters hosting approximately 3,000 people and reach an additional 10,000 in surrounding host communities. The initiative will include sessions on the transmission of COVID-19, protective and preventive measures, including identification of at-risk groups, signs and symptoms of COVID-19, where to access help and support, reinforcement of public health best practices and the distribution of hygiene kits.</p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body">In August 2021, we launched assistance for Afghans evacuated from their country after the change in government: welcoming them at the airport and providing COVID-19 testing, emergency medical attention as needed, and legal assistance to obtain the Mexican humanitarian visa, as well as facilitating accommodation and transportation.</p></div><div class="rpla-toggle-2__border-wrapper"><div class="rpla-toggle-2__border rpla-toggle-2__border--bottom"></div></div></div><div class="rpla-toggle-2 rpla-toggle-2--body rpla-toggle-2--plus-separators" data-rpl-toggle-2-state="collapsed" data-rpl-state-target><div class="rpla-toggle-2__border-wrapper"><div class="rpla-toggle-2__border rpla-toggle-2__border--top"></div></div><div class="rpla-toggle-2__text-wrapper" data-rpl-state-type="toggle-2-state" data-rpl-state-values="expanded, collapsed"><button class="rpla-toggle-2__caret" role="button" tabindex="0"></button><div class="rpla-toggle-2__text">What still needs to be done?</div></div><div class="rpla-toggle-2__content" data-rpl-toggle-2-content><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body">As violence continues to plague Mexico and border towns specifically, the IRC’s work is more critical than ever. We pledge to put the needs of those most affected by the crisis at the forefront of our efforts and to achieve measurable improvements.</p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body">The IRC continues to assess the impact and plan to scale up our response at the border, but more funding is urgently needed. 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