refugees

Social services provided by aid agencies at refugee camps just outside the Myanmar border should not be ended too swiftly, or returning populations won't be ready to access new opportunities that may await them. Photo: Jacqueline M. Koch for Mercy Corps

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Reform in Myanmar brings growth but needs caution

Reforms and investment are opening new doors and promising growth for Myanmar. But what’s exciting for some Burmese and the West brings a downside for many refugees.

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Spotlight on Young Global Leader: Heather Fleming

Heather Fleming has been named one of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders for 2010.

Immigrants arriving in the U.S. in the middle of a recession are finding it very difficult to find a job. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hondapanda/2768608665/in/set-72157606969677695">[ d i e g o ] (flickr)</a>

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Bhutanese immigrants face up to realities in the Land of Dreams

I came across the story of Tul Bahadur Tiwari, a Bhutanese refugee from Nepal, on National Radio Project. Tul is looking for work after moving with his family to Oakland, California this year.

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/3221286316/">CARF Brazil (flickr)</a>

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Real Time Refugee Reunification

War. Famine. Persecution. These are some of the ways thousands of families flee their countries each year and get separated in the process. So how do they reconnect?

Iraqi refugees living in Jordan. Photo: Jacob Colie/Mercy Corps

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The Plight of Iraqis

Life has been hard for many Iraqi refugees. They flee their homes in the thousands each day to reach unwelcoming neighboring countries that do not have enough room or resources for them.

Iraqi refugee boy in Damascus, Syria holding his refugee registration certificate. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/catholicrelief/2223035444/">catholicrlf (flickr)</a>

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No Clear Financial Solution for Iraq’s Refugees

TERRA -- Try to reword this not using "sound financial solution" or "non-existent": Despite an evident problem, a sound financial solution for Iraq’s refugees is non-existent.

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Wake-up Calls

Kjerstin Erickson, founder of Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment (FORGE) writes about her experience working with refugees in Zambia.

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Humanitarian Aid

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Globalization, Mass Media and Star Power

Celebrities are setting new trends in charitable giving by attracting attention to the otherwise neglected issues such as refugees, genocide and global poverty.

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Culture and Society

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Refugees

Find out more about what a refugee is, and what it means to be one.

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General Globalization

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On World Refugee Day, United States Leads World in Darfur Aid

The United States is the leading donor to refugee assistance, and is the nation who sponsors the most refugees, including many from the conflict in Darfur.

World Refugee Day

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General Globalization