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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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01/20/2012Refugees 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.
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10/12/2011RI appreciates the important, and politically sensitive task that the Committee must perform over the coming months. We encourage Committee members and staff to seize the opportunity to return the U.S. to sound fiscal footing while safeguarding America's effective investments in lifesaving action and global leadership.
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07/27/2011We are very concerned about the ongoing conflict in Southern Kordofan that began on 5 June, and the devastating impact it is having on civilians. Without immediate intervention by the UN Security Council to ensure “eyes and ears” on the ground in Southern Kordofan, the grave risks to international peace and security presented by the ongoing crisis will remain unchecked, and the Security Council’s ability to protect civilians from further abuses will be substantially undermined.
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02/04/2011The United States Congress in deciding the future of funding for the Department of State and foreign operations in the FY2012 budget and appropriations bills. RI strongly believes that reducing support for vulnerable people in unstable countries would be a grave mistake for U.S. foreign policy.
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01/21/2011We respectfully ask you to call on Democrats and Republicans in the 112th Congress to work together to strengthen America’s global standing by continuing critical humanitarian engagement and investments. This would embrace America’s values of generosity and compassion by honoring the U.S. commitment to assist and protect the world’s most vulnerable people.
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01/12/2011In advance of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari’s visit to Washington to honor the memory and contributions of Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke, I would like to highlight Refugees International’s (RI) concerns regarding critical humanitarian and human rights issues in Pakistan and urge you to raise them during your bilateral discussions.
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11/11/2010Minority communities on both sides of the north-south border require protection around the time of the referendum and in its aftermath.
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10/20/2010The broad and far-reaching implications of climate change on human rights mean that national governments must do more to protect vulnerable populations.
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09/17/2010Among the long list of issues that the two parties must resolve prior to the January 2011 referendum on southern indenpendence, citizenship and the protection of minority communities on either side of the border have the most potential to develop into serious humanitarian crises.
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06/14/2010For the past several years, Refugees International has been concerned about the lack of a coherent UN strategy for Sudan.
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06/04/2010As you visit with government leaders from Ecuador and Colombia next week, you have an opportunity to assert U.S. leadership in addressing one of the world’s worst displacement crises. Refugees International and the U.S. Office on Colombia urge you to prioritize assistance and protection to refugees and internally displaced people in your discussions with government officials, and ultimately take the opportunity to address the Colombian refugee crisis from a regional perspective.
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06/04/2010En las reuniones que sostendrá con lideres de Ecuador y Colombia la semana entrante, usted tendrá la oportunidad de demostrar el liderazgo de nuestra nación con respecto a la crisis humanitaria que representa el desplazamiento involuntario de personas desde sus lugares de origen.
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06/02/2010As the U.S. military presence in Iraq shrinks over the coming year, Refugees International urges you to work together to ensure that there is sufficient support and protection for vulnerable displaced Iraqis, both inside Iraq and in neighboring countries.
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06/02/2010As members of InterAction, the largest coalition of US-based international development and humanitarian NGOs, we are writing to express our very serious concerns about the number of vacancies at the top levels of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). While we commend you for your commitment to strengthening USAID and its capacity to lead the U.S. government’s foreign aid work, we are concerned about the continuing staffing delays at the agency’s highest levels.
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05/11/2010I did not want to miss this opportunity to pay tribute to you tonight for your six years of leadership and service as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Refugees International.
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02/02/2010
We write to express our serious concerns for the safety and protection of the 4689 Lao Hmong who were forcibly returned by the Thai government from Ban Huay Nam Khao and Nong Khai to Laos on December 28, 2009.
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01/14/2010I write to highlight the plight of refugees and displaced people and to urge you to commit to a continued and vigorous humanitarian response, especially in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, in your State of the Union address. Your remarks are an opportunity to outline the role of the United States in responding to complex emergencies around the world, emphasize that the needs of the most vulnerable are central to U.S. values and security interests, and assure the American people that the United States will remain the world’s leader on humanitarian assistance.
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11/20/2009We applaud your leadership and commitment to addressing sexual violence in armed conflict. As you continue to monitor the situation in Sudan and work to facilitate effective humanitarian operations for Darfuris displaced in Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic, we the undersigned organizations urge you to ensure that programming for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGV) is recognized as essential and incorporated into the basic needs objectives for humanitarian operations in the region.
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10/08/2009As donors, including the U.S. and EU, meet next week to discuss in particular security sector reform in the DRC, we would like to urge you, as the Special Envoy for the Africa Great Lakes region, to take the following recommendations into account.
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09/30/2009We, the undersigned, write to thank Senator Jim Webb and the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs for holding a hearing on U.S.-Burma relations, and applaud efforts to find new ways to encourage dialogue with the Burmese people.
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09/28/2009I would like to thank you for your letter dated September 22. My colleagues and I appreciate the time that you took to respond to our latest DRC field report in detail. I want to stress at the outset that in the case of MONUC Refugees International’s basic approach is critical support --- we may point out problems and deficiencies, but always from a core perspective of appreciating the work that you do and the vital role that MONUC plays in developing a stable Congo where its people can live in safety and dignity.
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08/10/2009Refugees International (RI) is pleased to learn of your decision to visit Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo on August 11th. Very few Secretaries of State take the time to visit embattled, isolated places such as the eastern Congo and your decision to do so shows admirable commitment to easing the suffering of the Congolese people.
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08/06/2009Conflict and violence in Colombia, often directed at civilians, continues to force more than 250,000 people every year to abandon their homes and land and seek sanctuary elsewhere, including neighboring countries. Colombia’s forced displacement is the worst humanitarian crisis in the Americas, and second only to Sudan worldwide.
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06/16/2009We are writing to you as a member of the Board of Directors and the President of Refugees International, a Washington-based humanitarian advocacy organization that advocates for lifesaving assistance and protection for displaced people and promotes solutions to displacement crises. We are approaching you as the Foreign Minister of a leading Islamic state to express concern about the humanitarian situation in Pakistan and to urge your government to support the Pakistani government and the United Nations in responding to this crisis.
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.