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Posted by The.IRC on November 13th, 2012
The IRC continues its emergency relief efforts in Haiti to assist some of the most vulnerable people affected by Hurricane Sandy. Now we are also providing help to affected refugee communities in the United States. more »
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on February 9th, 2012
Actress and IRC Voice Sarah Wayne Callies is preparing to travel to Thailand later this month to visit camps where the IRC assists Burmese refugees who have fled political upheaval at home. She reflects on her experience last summer as a volunteer mentor for one Burmese family in Atlanta. more »
Posted by The.IRC on December 8th, 2011
Kamila Abdul Nabi tells CBS Atlanta how she and her family feared for their lives in Afghanistan under the Taliban. Now living in the United States, she has realized a lifelong dream to own a business. more »
Posted by The.IRC on December 7th, 2011
In a story that aired on Monday, CBS Atlanta looked at how the IRC helps refugees restart their lives, and interviewed a family who left everything behind. more »
Posted by The.IRC on December 1st, 2011
The IRC in Atlanta has collaborated with the federal Centers for Disease Control in a study of Iraqi refugees in Georgia that identifies barriers refugees encounter in accessing the health care system. more »
Posted by The.IRC on October 7th, 2011
These boys in Atlanta enjoy computer time -- part of an IRC program that provides refugees of all ages with computer training and other important skills to prepare them for school and work in the United States. more »
Posted by The.IRC on September 8th, 2011
Actress and IRC Voice Sarah Wayne Callies visits an International Rescue Committee literacy class for refugee women in Atlanta, where she spent the summer working on the second season of AMC’s hit series "The Walking Dead." more »
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on August 29th, 2011
As the East Coast of the United States cleans up after Hurricane Irene, the Gulf Coast is commemorating the sixth anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina. Back in 2005, IRC refugee resettlement offices across the country extended aid to families who were displaced by Katrina. more »
Posted by The.IRC on January 4th, 2011
An Iraqi refugee, resettled by the IRC in Atlanta, copes far from home. Video from CNN. more »
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 29th, 2010
Every day my IRC colleagues and I deal with numbers -- big numbers, small numbers, sobering numbers – numbers that add to the sum total of human suffering. But no matter how grim the statistics from the crisis zones where we work, there are other numbers that add up to one thing: hope. more »

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