Syrian Refugees: Who Will Tell Their Story?
By Refugees International Thu, 11/01/2012 - 11:01Michael Hawkins is Secretary of the Board of Refugees International. Mr. Hawkins visited Syrian refugees in Jordan as part of RI's most recent mission to the region.
By Michael Hawkins
Syrian Refugees Face a Difficult Winter
By Daryl Grisgraber Thu, 10/25/2012 - 11:03This post originally appeared on The Hill's Congress Blog.
When you think of getting ready for winter in D.C., it seems straightforward enough: you pull out a heavier coat, a hat and gloves; throw a comforter on the bed; and set the climate control to 68 degrees. Quick and simple, right? But for the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who are receiving humanitarian assistance, winter is a much more ominous prospect.
RI Honors Amanpour at Record-Breaking New York Circle
By Adelaide Belk Tue, 10/23/2012 - 13:52View our photo report from last week's event!
On the evening of October 16th, Refugees International celebrated the 10th anniversary of our New York Circle. Each year since the Circle was founded by Peta Roubin and Natacha Weiss, guests have come together to show their enthusiasm and support for RI’s lifesaving advocacy. This year, friends and supporters joined RI at Unilever’s New York apartment on Columbus Circle on a beautiful autumn night.
For Syrian Refugees, Life at Home May Be Hell, But Camps Are No Haven
By Marcy Hersh Fri, 10/19/2012 - 11:36This post originally appeared at UN Dispatch.
Hannan, four years old, squirms on her pink hospital bed, covering her face with her hands as if I cannot see her that way. When she thinks I’m not looking, she peeks up at me between her fingers and I give her a quick smile. She smiles back, and then immediately rolls over, hiding from me and my colleague.
Syria's Children: A Damaged Generation
By Daryl Grisgraber Tue, 10/16/2012 - 09:53This post originally appeared on The Hill's Congress Blog.
Syrian Students Tested by Refugee Life
By Marcy Hersh Fri, 10/05/2012 - 09:31This post originally appeared at Reuters AlertNet.
The fall semester is well underway back in the United States. Students are breathing in the smell of freshly sharpened pencils, carrying backpacks across leafy college campuses, making new friends, and feeling nervous and excited at the prospect of raising their hand and expressing newly-formed opinions.
Syrian Refugees: Containing the Crisis
By Daryl Grisgraber Mon, 10/01/2012 - 10:09A former colleague of mine would often describe as “dynamic” any situation that had a lot of activity in it, be it constructive or not. A meeting in which people yelled at each other and stormed out of the room could be “dynamic.” So could a demonstration where passers-by on the street stopped to shout support for the protesters. And so could a football game among seven-year olds where the kids invariably ended up screaming at each other about unfairness but then cheerfully continued play.
In Speech to a Challenged UN, Three Tasks for Obama
By Michelle Brown Thu, 09/20/2012 - 11:14As the 67th General Assembly opens this week, and as the United Nations gears up for the countless high-level meetings and side events that follow, the enormity of the challenges facing the UN is striking.
UN Must Act for Families Trapped in Syria
By Michael Boyce Tue, 08/21/2012 - 11:45
Today, RI and allied organizations submitted an open letter to the members of the UN Security Council. The letter states that with the UN Supervision Mission in Syria now shutting down, and efforts to get aid into the country foundering, it is time for renewed Council action to help the 1.5 million internally-displaced Syrians. RI and its allies are asking the Council to pressure all sides in Syria to prevent displacement, protect those who have fled, and grant immediate humanitarian access. The full text of the letter is as follows:
August 21, 2012
August 21, 2012
As Jordan Sets Up Camps, Will Syrians Outside Be Forgotten?
By Daryl Grisgraber Mon, 07/23/2012 - 15:31In early June, RI visited a clinic in the city of Mafraq in northern Jordan that served refugees along with its regular Jordanian patients. There we met Hala, a woman who had left Syria with her young son. The child’s father had not been able to leave the country, so the two of them had arrived alone and were relying on the goodwill of friends and neighbors to keep them going.
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We are an independent organization, and do not accept any government or UN funding.