photo by: Don Pollard for Women's Refugee Commission
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Voices of Courage

We honored Olga Cantarero, Dina Dublon and Rim Tekie Solomon at our annual Awards Luncheon on May 4. Congratulations to the inspiring women and thank you to all who showed your support!

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Areas of Work

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Changing Lives

Changing Lives

The Women's Refugee Commission is having positive impact on the lives of displaced women, children and youth around the world.

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On the Ground

On the Ground

Read our key recommendations for practitioners working on the ground in the aftermath of conflict and natural disaster.

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On The Issues

On The Issues

Our programs focus on reproductive health, economic livelihoods, displaced youth, asylum seekers and people with disabilities.

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In The News

In The News

The New York Times published a letter by Senior Program Officer Emily Butera on how deported immigrants are often denied the right to bring their children home with them.

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Our Latest Reports

Politicized Neglect: A Report from Etowah County Detention Center

Politicized Neglect: A Report from Etowah County Detention Center

This report details findings from an assessment of the Etowah County Detention Center in Alabama, which houses both criminal inmates and immigrant detainees. The Women's Refugee Commission found that, disturbingly, the conditions of confinement at Etowah do not meet ICE's OWN detention standards. Read more...

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Incorporating Sexual and Reproductive Health Into Emergency Preparedness and Planning

Incorporating Sexual and Reproductive Health Into Emergency Preparedness and Planning

Women are disproportionately affected by disasters: 90 percent of those killed in the 1991 cyclone in Bangladesh and 80 percent of those killed in the 2004 tsunami were women and girls. For those who do survive, there are devastating, long-term effects on their sexual and reproductive health. In this new report, the Women’s Refugee Commission looks at activities to improve sexual and reproductive health and better prepare for disasters in Haiti, Uganda and South Sudan.

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