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A Japanese aid worker walks through the debris of ruined buildings near the city of Kamaishi.

Tsunami in Japan

Shortly after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011, the International Rescue Committee responded by providing technical and financial support to three Japanese aid groups—the Association for Aid and Relief Japan (AAR), Japan Emergency NGO (JEN) and Peace Winds Japan.

ArticleJune 2, 2016

Fresh Food and Fresh Opportunity

Tek is a refugee from Bhutan. Since resettling in Phoenix in 2009, he has found success as the owner of ABC Mart, a local grocery store. ABC Mart is one of the partners of the IRC in its Healthy Corner Store Initiative to provide fresh produce to refugees and other low-income Americans.

AnnouncementFebruary 27, 2018
The IRC team had to hike over flattened houses and between precariously leaning walls to reach the village center.

Responding to the most destructive earthquake in Pakistan's history

Arriving on the scene within hours of a powerful earthquake that struck Pakistan in October 2005, International Rescue Committee emergency teams aided 230,000 people, treated thousands of the sick and injured, and worked alongside survivors to rebuild their lives.

ArticleOctober 5, 2015

Closing the COVID Loop: IRC expands vaccine access

As we pass the one-year mark of this life-altering pandemic, we are thrilled to begin closing the loop on our COVID-19 response. In partnership with CORE, the IRC in Atlanta is now providing Pfizer vaccines in DeKalb County through mobile units with interpretation in 20+ languages. We also recently welcomed three Community Outreach Assistants to the IRC team to increase vaccine access in the community.

AnnouncementMay 14, 2021

New Roots gardeners share experience through PhotoVoice

Nine New Roots gardeners took photos to document the impacts the program has on their lives as part of a participatory action research method, PhotoVoice.

AnnouncementFebruary 13, 2019

Confessions of a summer intern

IRC interns Christina and Riley share how the IRC's summer school program makes a difference in the lives of refugee students, as well as the lives of the interns who are essential to making the program a success.

AnnouncementAugust 15, 2017

Research, evaluation and learning at the International Rescue Committee: evidence generating for effectiveness

In cases where evidence is weak or does not exist, the IRC is committed to generating evidence. Evidence generation strengthens the IRC’s understanding of what works to achieve outcomes in humanitarian settings.

ResourceOctober 12, 2016

Needs assessment tools, response analysis frameworks and targeting guidance for urban humanitarian response

This desk review aims to provide an audit and analysis of existing needs assessments, response analysis frameworks and targeting approaches for use in urban post-conflict emergency response.

ResourceDecember 6, 2016

Healthcare Heroes: Former refugees fight COVID-19 in Georgia

Staffed and managed by members of Georgia's refugee community, the IRC-CORE COVID-19 mobile testing sites had an incredibly successful first month of operation in Clarkston, drastically increasing access to testing—and contact tracing—with capacity for interpretation in 20 languages. Meet some of our Healthcare Heroes.

AnnouncementSeptember 23, 2020
18-year-old Reema was resettled by the IRC in Baltimore

Refugees on the playing fields of America

As the 2016 Summer Olympics came to a close, refugee soccer players resettled in Baltimore reflected on their own dreams.

ArticleAugust 19, 2016

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