WASHINGTON—Today, a plan to repatriate 3,450 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar fell apart when the refugees themselves refused to participate. This should not come as a surprise. As...
By Mark Yarnell and Devon Cone In late March 2019, Cyclone Idai made landfall on the central coast of Mozambique. Heavy winds and torrential rains brought devastation across much of central...
Devon Cone and Melanie Teff When people are forced to flee their homes, they are at greater risk of exploitation. Human trafficking has been a persistent problem in Latin America and the Caribbean...
In response to the passage by the Senate Judiciary Committee today of the so-called Secure and Protect Act of 2019, Refugees International's Senior U.S. Advocate Yael Schacher issued the following...
In response to news reports that the United States and Guatemala had reached some form of "safe third country" agreement, Refugees International President Eric Schwartz issued the following...
Sarah Sheffer Syria’s Idlib province, one of the last opposition-held areas in the country after more than eight years of brutal civil war, is under attack. As the Syrian regime and its Russian...
Hardin Lang Summary After almost eight bloody years, the war in Syria finally appears to be reaching the endgame. The Assad regime controls some two-thirds of the country. In the northwest, the...
In response to news that Turkey has deported hundreds of Syrians back to Syria, Sahar Atrache, Refugees International's Senior Advocate for the Middle East, issued the following statement: Refugees...
In response to the Trump administration's decision to withhold contributions to the UN Population Fund, Refugees International President Eric Schwartz issued the following statement: “For the third...
In response to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement of sanctions on four top Myanmar military officials, including Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Refugees International’s Senior...