Jordan, despite severely limited water and agricultural resources, has hosted, since 2011, almost 655,000 Syrian refugees, making it the second largest
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Listen to the Alarm Bells
Listen to the alarm bells. Do you hear them? They rang for Rwanda, and we did not listen. They’ve rung for Syria for some time now, leaving the people of Aleppo wondering where we are. They now ring for South Sudan. Will we respond?
Never Again, Yet Again
War is horrifically, painfully, and unconscionably nothing new. So why does Aleppo seem different?
Tell Congress: #RefugeesWelcome
Today, 65 million people are displaced globally due to violent conflicts – the highest number in recorded human history. Last year,
How Can We Focus on Preventive Action Rather than Reaction?
In 2014, the United States resettled 187 Syrians in cities across this country. In a civil war that has ravaged the
A Film Staring 11,000 People
That’s a dubious new record for a conflict that’s claimed nearly 40,000 lives and displaced some 4 million people. The numbers are staggering to comprehend. Imagine watching a film with 11,000 different shots of people taking that last step out of Syria into the unknown.
Live video from Chad!
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