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02/10/2012Humanitarian reporting is a tough beat these days. Amid the proliferation of political news and commentary in recent years, reporting about the world’s most vulnerable populations — the poor, the displaced, and the victims of conflict — seems to have been left behind.
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02/10/2012You're easily fooled upon arrival in Bogotá. You think, "This is it. This is Colombia." At over 9,000 feet above sea level and average temperatures of 68 degrees Fahrenheit, Colombia's capital enjoys an "eternal spring" year round.
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02/10/2012
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02/09/2012I am listening to the call to morning prayer in Kuwait City. It is beautiful, and one example of the widespread expression of faith in Kuwait. Yet despite the kind and generous gestures of the people I've met here, the bidoun, a stateless population in Kuwait, are afforded no hospitality.
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02/09/2012
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02/08/2012Refugees International is on the ground in Colombia, assessing the impact of the nation's worst floods on record, and the response by the government and other entities. For now, the rains have stopped and water levels have dropped - leaving the damage exposed for all to see.
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02/08/2012
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02/07/2012Refugees International (RI) is very disturbed by the Sudanese government’s plan to round up and deport hundreds of thousands of former citizens on account of their ties to the now independent South Sudan.
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02/06/2012In this special guest post, acclaimed journalist Brooke Gladstone writes about the difficulties of engaging "audiences subject to an endless parade of woe."
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02/03/2012The Sudanese government’s refusal to allow international aid agencies (both UN and private) into its territory is putting tens of thousands of lives at risk. But can the aid blockade be broken?
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02/03/2012The Sudanese government’s refusal to allow international aid agencies (both UN and private) into its territory is putting tens of thousands of lives at risk. But can the aid blockade be broken?
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02/02/2012
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02/02/2012
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02/01/2012To move Burma in the right direction, the U.S. and other nations must continue to raise the issue of military rape and insist on greater accountability.
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01/31/2012
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01/31/2012
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01/30/2012Refugees International (RI) is calling on the United States, European governments, and the United Nations to rapidly increase humanitarian and disaster-related assistance to Burma and lift key restrictions on aid.
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01/25/2012
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01/24/2012In advance of the 2012 State of the Union Address, Refugees International's open letter to President Barack Obama highlights the ongoing displacement crisis in the Horn of Africa. We urge President Obama to use his upcoming State of the Union Address to showcase U.S. leadership on this issue and the need for sustained, high-level attention to the plight of those impacted by drought and famine.
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01/24/2012In advance of President Barack Obama's 2012 State of the Union Address, Refugees International would like to highlight the ongoing displacement crisis in the Horn of Africa. We urge President Obama to use the upcoming State of the Union Address to showcase U.S. leadership on this issue and the need for sustained, high-level attention to the plight of those impacted by drought and famine.
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01/23/2012Policy makers need to take into consideration the humanitarian consequences of the heightened military operations and many unsuccessful interventions and operations from the past twenty years in Somalia.
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01/23/2012
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01/23/2012
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01/22/2012
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01/20/2012Refugees International congratulates the U.S. Government on this impressive plan to empower women as partners in peace and security. Just a few years ago, such a strong, far-reaching plan would have been unthinkable, and we commend President Obama for his leadership on this issue.
Refugees International (RI) advocates for lifesaving assistance and protection for displaced people and promotes solutions to displacement crises.
We are an independent organization, and do not accept any government or UN funding.
We are an independent organization, and do not accept any government or UN funding.