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October 16, 2012 | Daryl Grisgraber | Tagged as: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Humanitarian Response, Middle East, Protection & Security, Women & Children
Lamees is a lanky 14-year old with a ponytail, glasses, and an impressive command of English. She now lives in a Turkish border town with her parents, one sister, and two brothers – all of them refugees from Syria’s civil war.
October 15, 2012 | Avy Mallik | Tagged as: Bangladesh, Burma, Humanitarian Response, Asia, Statelessness
On Tuesday, October 9th, the Open Society Foundations and Refugees International co-hosted an event on the ongoing inter-communal violence in Rakhine State, Burma, which has displaced thousands of stateless Rohingya.
October 11, 2012 | Caelin Briggs | Tagged as: Africa, DR Congo, South Sudan, Sudan, Humanitarian Response, Protection & Security, Statelessness, Women & Children
Introducing RI's new advocate for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Sudans!
October 09, 2012 | Mark Yarnell | Tagged as: Africa, Somalia, Humanitarian Response, Protection & Security
During the five days I spent in the Somali capital last week, I saw first-hand the city’s development and increasing vibrancy. But the trauma of the last 20 years is still very much in evidence.
October 05, 2012 | Marcy Hersh | Tagged as: Syria, Turkey, Humanitarian Response, Middle East, Women & Children
The fall semester, with all its familiar rituals, is well underway in the United States. But for Syrian students displaced by conflict, the experience is altogether different.