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IRC Warns Congressional Budget Failure Would Be Catastrophic for Millions Worldwide
- Press Release
- September 27, 2023
Welcoming Our Afghan Allies to Georgia
On Wednesday, September 29, the IRC in Atlanta’s Executive Director, Justin Howell, hosted a webinar briefing with our partners—Alpa Amin, Executive Director of Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network (GAIN); Marjan Nadir, Economic Empowerment Manager at Refugee Women’s Network (RWN); and Chris Purdy, Director of Veterans for American Ideals and Outreach at Human Rights First—to discuss our work and how the community can help us welcome and support new Afghan arrivals in Georgia and continue our more than 40-year history of welcoming refugees to our state.
- Announcement
- February 27, 2024
Three major earthquakes strike Afghanistan in one week; IRC scales up emergency response in affected areas
- Press Release
- October 20, 2023
The IRC reaches over one million Yemenis with EU-funded health, nutrition and protection services, and calls for sustained global support
- Press Release
- April 9, 2025
"I, in fact, was a refugee"
In this video, former U.S. Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright (1997-2001) and Henry Kissinger (1973-1977) share their own refugee stories with the International Rescue Committee.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
Syrian voices from Greece
In interviews filmed by the International Rescue Committee's emergency response team in Greece, three Syrian refugees who made their way to the Greek island of Lesbos describe their harrowing experiences in Syria and why they had to leave.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Rescue Facts: the cost of cutting refugees
In this Rescue Facts, IRC humanitarian Tracy Reines shares how cutting refugee resettlement will cost the United States in the long run. The Trump Administration’s own report showed that, over a decade, refugees generated over $63 billion more in revenue for federal, state and local governments than the U.S. actually spent on welcoming them. Learn how you can help.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
The Venezuelan crisis explained in 10 objects
Since 2014, economic upheaval and political turmoil in Venezuela have caused over 3 million people to flee the country, and this number is likely to rise as the crisis intensifies.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
32 NGOs urge UN Security Council to renew critical Syria cross-border aid
- Press Release
- June 24, 2023
What is humanitarian parole?
Humanitarian parole offers a pathway to safety for people in crisis and benefits the U.S. Learn more about how it works.
- Article
- April 14, 2025