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On Tuesday the Obama administration convened an international conferenceto see renewed commitment tothe Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between north and south Sudan...


When my colleague Erin Weir and I visited refugee camps in eastern Chad this past May, we heard repeated concerns of child recruitment by armed groups, including both rebel groups and the Chadian National forces. This was a particular issue in the Oure Cassoni camp near Bahai...


In the world of refugees and internally displaced people, host communities tend to be nearly invisible. They are the backdrop to the core drama of refugee protection, part of the scenery. Or perhaps a source of cheap labor for the manual and clerical tasks that undergird camp operations...


For 35 years, my home has been one of the world’s major conflict regions, home also to over 10 million refugees and displaced inhabitants. World Refugee Day is a time to honor and support these individuals and families who persevere through devastating tragedies. read more


Refugees International live feed of RI's testimony before congress on pakistan crisis: http://twurl.nl/gkmgvg


Refugees International posted Refugees International: Celebrating 30 Years from YouTube to their page
This video celebrates Refugees International's 30 years of lifesaving action around the world and highlights our successes in generating assistance and protection for refugees in Southeast Asia, Rwanda and Iraq.


I watched President Obama’s Cairo speech about US relations with the Muslim world while in the “no man’s land” between the Syrian and Iraqi border-posts...


A few weeks ago, I visited the headquarters of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) in Stuttgart, Germany as part of a research project on the imbalance between America's military and civilian expeditionary capabilities...


‘Déjà vu.’ The headline in Pakistan’s English daily The News this morning summed up the country’s reaction to the latest terrorist attack...


President Obama’s speech to the Muslim World in Cairo was a complete home run. He highlighted the shared religious values of peace and justice that unify the People of the Book--Jews, Christians and Muslims who live by their Holy texts, the Talmud, the Bible and the Koran...


Two years ago I tried to visit Darfur to conduct an assessment mission with Refugees International, but was blocked from traveling there by the government of Sudan...


The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today is holding a hearing on the Obama administration’s nomination of Eric Schwartz as the State Department’s Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration. Schwartz will testify and then respond to questions from the Committee...


We are often quick to chastise a country when it fails to meet its obligations under international law, but how often do we applaud and support them when they do take these laws seriously? One such case that comes to mind is Ecuador...


Refugees International s. sudan more deadly than darfur? http://twurl.nl/zkxqhk instability impacts entire region. the US must step up http://twurl.nl/18iizu
Source: twurl.nl
AlertNet provides news, information and analysis for everyone interested in emergency relief. AlertNet is run by Reuters Foundation.


There is a sense in Washington that the magnitude of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan hasn't been fully grasped yet. The latest offensive by the Pakistani military has forced one and a half million people to leave the Swat and Buner districts in less than three weeks...


Refugees International ever wonder how RI got started 30 years ago? well, we made a video! :-)
Source: twurl.nl
This video celebrates Refugees International's 30 years of lifesaving action around the world and particularly highlights our successes in assisting and protecting refugees in Southeast Asia, Rwanda and Iraq.


I am writing from Bahai, a village in eastern Chad right on the border with Darfur. Camilla Olson and I have trekked all the way out here, to what may be the most remote place I have ever visited, to understand the dynamics that make humanitarian assistance so hard to deliver.read more


They did it. In 2006 the brothers Rajapaksa --- newly elected President Mahinda, Defense Secretary Gotabaya, and special adviser Basil --- set out to fulfill their campaign pledge and defeat the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on the battlefield...


Refugees International Check out this fundraiser that Annie Duke is throwing for us! BRILLIANT! :-) http://www.annieduke.com/2009/05/726/
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Next Wednesday, I am hosting a tournament at the Hard Rock to benefit Refugees International. I think it is going be such a complete hoot because Frank


As I look back over my experiences with Refugees International, it seems to me that Refugees International is more relevant today than ever. I was first introduced to Refugees International by Trish Malloch-Brown in 1995...


Refugees International Gov't still refusing to allow aid workers to enter area where civilians were trapped. "Sri Lanka: Now What?" http://twurl.nl/8ywpx5


Refugees International the U.S. announcement of aid to Pakistan is insufficient to meet massive scale of need... http://twurl.nl/a6w4xw


During the 1994 mass migration of Rwandan refugees into the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, what many people didn’t realize was that there was also an influx of Rwandan refugees into Uganda...


Nandini Mazumder Why have we forgotten the Tamil civilians in Srilanka? They need immediate protection, evacuation and rehabilitaion...Refugees International please extend them the protection and care that they need and deserve by virtue of being born as human beings....
Refugees International at 12:00pm May 20
Hey Nandini - we absolutely agree that humanitarian needs must be immediately responded to. Check out our new article:
http://www.alertnet.org/db /blogs/50892/2009/04/20-15 5958-1.htm
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Refugees International new joint press release..."UN Security Council: Push for Civilian Protection During Congo Visit" http://twurl.cc/z14
Refugees International at 7:04pm May 19
thanks for your thoughts nicky. you're right - unfortunately wherever there is conflict, there will be displacement. and we must do everything we can to protect innocent civilians.


The following is currently a web feature on PBS NOW: Last October I traveled to Congo with a colleague from Refugees...


It is always amazing to encounter reactions of surprise from my colleagues when I talk about the enormous number of Colombians that fled their homes and land so that they could save their lives...
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