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- Number of Undocumented Children Who Cross U.S. Border Alone Has Tripled
- Somalia's Champion for Displaced Girls: Dahabo Hassan Maow
- Australia wins Voices of Courage award for helping refugees with disabilities
- Child Migrants, Alone in Court
- ICE Using New Tool For Detention Decisions
- Displaced women need livelihoods safe from risk of violence
- Jessica Chastain to be in movie directed by Liv Ullmann
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- Escaping Gang Violence, Growing Number of Teens Cross Border
- Christian Indonesians Live In NJ Church's Sanctuary to Avoid Deportation
- Poverty and fear of gangs drive young immigrants to U.S.
- A Quarter of Deportations Are of Parents of U.S. Citizens
- Nearly 205K Deportations of Parents of U.S. Citizens in Just Over Two Years
- DHS Finally Addresses Rape in Detention Facilities
- Child Marriage Perpetuates Cycle of Poverty for Young People
- Línea Abierta
- In Tijuana, Deported Moms Struggle to Reunite with Kids
- Minors Flee Central American Violence
- REP. ROYBAL-ALLARD REACTS TO TROUBLING REPORT ON TREATMENT OF CHILDREN MIGRATING TO U.S.
- Study: Violence Pushing Central American Kids to U.S.
- Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian settings
- Emily Owens, M.D. Star Mamie Gummer Reveals Her Mom's (Meryl Streep!) Movies That Make Her Laugh, Cry, and Watch Again and Again
- Unaccompanied migrant youth in U.S. detention centers rises 50%
- The High Price of the Syrian Conflict on Women
- Child-migrant problem on rise
- Young and Alone, Facing Court and Deportation
- Immigrant detainees land in limbo in Alabama jail
- More Central America Kids Crossing Solo
- Noticiando: Deportations and Adoption
- Judge gives Missouri couple custody of illegal immigrant's child
- Tug-of-Love Over Five-Year-Old Missouri Boy Will Be Decided Tomorrow
- How to create livelihoods for displaced women
- Nursing Fellow Burmese in Thailand Against Many Odds
- Sister refugees from Congo bring hope to others
- Coalition Commends World Health Assembly's Action to Protect Health Workers in Humanitarian Crises
- Padres deportados intentan no perder a sus hijos
- Girl Refugees -- From The Hands of Smugglers to Community Leaders
- Reading Together, Knowing the Ending
- An Interview With Rim Tekie in Israel’s Yedioth Ahronot
- HRH Policy Advocacy Leaders in Action Interview: Sandra Krause
- GOP's Violence Against Women Act Would Open Up Undocumented Victims To More Abuse
- Spike In Undocumented Immigrant Children Prompts Use Of Military Base As Shelter
- How One Georgia Town Gambled Its Future on Immigration Detention
- ICE Slow to Embrace Alternatives to Immigrant Detention
- Republicans criticize new ‘recess'-like rules for jailing immigrants
- Congress investigates if illegal immigrants are getting special treatment
- México detiene diariamente a miles de niños immigrantes indocumentados
- ICE's 'soft' detention strategy at new immigration facility begs the question: Why do lowest-risk detainees need to be detained at all?
- MIGRATION: Too many migrant children locked up
- Chin refugees in India need international support
- Congressional Briefing Addresses Women's Empowerment in Times of Emergency
- Uganda: Govt Gets Thumbs Up for Improving Women's Health
- Women Deliver 50
- Making Space for Disability in Development
- Top 10 Critical Needs Facing Refugees & Persons Displaced in Emergencies
- Illegal Immigrant Fights for Custody of Young Son
- Family Detention Centers Halted in Texas
- The Kojo Nnamdi Show: Ripple Effect of Immigration Enforcement
- Detained and Abused
- Dignitaries to attend Shafallah Forum
- Utah Bishop Wester Calls on State Legislature to Push Congress to Reform Nation's Immigration Laws
- Organizations Call for End to Detaining Immigrant Families
- Immigration Detainees Seek Prison-Rape Protection
- Can ICE Police Itself?
- Abuso sexual en cárceles de ICE enfrenta a las agencias
- Abuso sexual en centros de detención preocupa al Congreso
- Children’s “Wish for the Holidays” - Keep Our Families Together
- Sex Abuse in Immigrant Detention at Center of Political Storm
- Activists call for more alternatives to immigrant detention
- Immigrant Detainees: The New Sex Abuse Crisis
- Children of deported immigrants languish in foster care – as the Obama administration fights itself
- Jump in US Deportations Leaves Moms Stranded
- The children left behind: Dad's deportation lands son in foster care
- U.S. Deports 46K Parents With Citizen Kids in Just Six Months
- Why It's Crucial to Keep Immigrant Families Together
- Let's Not Give up on Immigration Detention Reform Quite Yet
- Report: Widespread Border Patrol Abuse Goes Unchecked
- Undocumented Women Forced To Give Birth While Shackled And In Police Custody
- At Risk of Deportation and Thrown Into the Clutches of Known Killers
- Child advocates say more should be done to assist immigrant minors crossing the border
- Lives in the Balance: No Time to Waste in the Horn of Africa
- Don’t Skimp on Aid to East Africa–Women Will Pay the Price
- Children Of Immigrants Face Hardship To Keep Families Together
- When Food Is Not Enough to Stop Famine
- Famine refugees face increased violence, aid groups say
- Thousands of Migrant Kids Trapped Inside the World’s Border Politics
- For Immigrants, Is the United States a Safe Haven or Prison Ward?
- Immigrants Who Fight Deportation Are Packed Into Federal Gulags for Months or Years Before Their Cases Are Heard
- Using Social Media to Save Women's Lives
- Prison Sexual Assault Reforms Won't Cover Immigrant Detention Centers
- Urban Refugees: Ingenuity is Essential to Making Ends Meet in Nairobi
- Delayed Justice for Guatemalan Mother Encarnación Bail Romero
- Federal Officials Send 4-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Back To Guatemala
- Pregnancies Don't Wait for Emergencies to End
- Children of illegal immigrants caught in middle of adoption fights
- Dale Buscher Interview on BBC World News
- Clean-Burning Cookstoves for Developing Countries
- Struggling to Make a Living in Ethiopia: Surviving in the Informal Economy
- Building Back a Better Haiti: The Need for Cooking Fuel
- JORDAN: Where Iraqi Women Are Also Fathers
- Watch Us On NY1's "Women Helping Women" Series
- Haiti: Remembering the Needs of People with Disabilities
- Haiti 'orphan' rescue mission: Adoption or child trafficking?
- Haiti: Women and Girls at Risk
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- Liv Ullmann taking on role of a teacher
- Liv Ullmann featured in New Yorker Talk of the Town
- Groups unite to end family detention at notorious detention center
- Agency Plans to Improve Oversight of Immigration Detention
- Voice of America: Foro Interamericano
- Documentary focuses on family detention center
- New documentary focuses on detention of immigrant families
- Conference on World Affairs panel outlines refugee needs
- Dave Franchino Presents Alternative Fuel at Humanitarian Conference
- CNN interviews Mariatu Kamara, Women's Refugee Commission Honoree
- ELCA New Jersey Bishop Addresses Impact of Immigration Raids on Children
- SEGMENT: Violence against Women and Girls in Iraq
- Government posts new standards for treatment of immigrant families held in detention centers
- Advocates want to continue modifying family detention rules
- Orphans of Conflict: The Plight of Internally Displaced Persons
- The Lost Children: What Do Tougher Detention Policies Mean for Illegal Immigrant Families?
- Michelle Brané interviewed on Pacifica Radio's "War on Immigrants Report"
- Michelle Brané on NPR's "Tell Me More"
- Immigrant family detention center shows upgrades
- Women's Commission featured in Houston Chronicle commentary
- Detainee center gets 'family-friendly' makeover
- Q&A with Erin Patrick: In search of cheaper, safer fuel with refugees
- Women Forging New Bonds to Break Old Chains
- In Times of Crisis, a Minimum Initial Package of Services Yields Maximum Results
- CNN International's "Inside Africa" featured Women's Commission report on refugees with disabilities
- Report: Governments and Aid Agencies Overlook Disabled Refugees
- Women's Commission Releases Report on Disabled People Fleeing from Conflict
- Refugees with Disabilities Face Hardships in Camps
- Child Detainees Battle System Alone
- PODCAST: Sarah Chynoweth, reproductive health manager, interviewed by UNICEF/UN Radio
- Help scarce for refugee rape victims in Jordan
- Iraqi women face trials, tribulations in Jordan
- Environmental Disasters in the Asia-Pacific: What About Reproductive Health in Emergencies?
- Alternative fuels take root in refugee camps
- Beyond Firewood: Alternative Fuel = Safer Women
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- Protecting all detained immigrants from rape and abuse
- When Parents Are Deported
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- Re: Prophet Motive
- Call for House to Restore Funding Levels for Humanitarian Aid
- Women in Detention from The Statesman
- CNN International’s “Inside Africa”
- Need for Clean Cook Stoves in New York Times
- The Secretary-General's Message on World Refugee Day
- Security for Haitians
- Desperate lives: urban refugee women in Malaysia and Egypt
- Needs of Haitian Children in Washington Post
- Haiti: Women and Girls at Risk
- Placing Refugees at the Center of Decision Making
- Good News on Immigration But Keeping the Pressure On
- Why Refugees Need to Make a Living
- Fueling Humanitarian Aid
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- Uganda's Children
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- Humanitarian organizations call on U.S. to lead response to Iraqi refugee crisis
- Whole generations of refugees may miss out on the chance of education
- Lack of Care in Detention
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- Voice of 3.5 million people with disabilities among the world's 35 million displaced people
- Displaced, disabled, and in need of our care
- A clear vision for US and Africa
- Making life safer for refugee women
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- Early relationships and marriage in conflict and post-conflict settings: vulnerability of youth in Uganda
- New Approaches to Urban Refugee Livelihoods
- Refugees and displaced persons with disabilities – from ‘forgotten’ to ‘vulnerable’ to ‘valuable’
- Making work safe for displaced women
- Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian settings
- Using technology to help save mothers and babies
- Unequal in Exile: Gender Equality, Sexual Identity and Refugee Status
- Fuelwood: getting it right
- Refugee Women: Twenty Years On
- Disabilities among refugees and conflict-affected populations
- Desperate Lives: Urban Refugee Women in Malaysia and Egypt
- Hope and Opportunities for Young People
- Refugee Livelihoods, Refugee Lives
- Preparing for War in Iraq: Making Reproductive Health Care a Priority
- Sexual Violence and Firewood Collection in Darfur
- Preserving Health, Saving Lives: Priority Reproductive Health Services in Emergencies
- Contraceptives in sub-Saharan Africa: An unmet need
- Marginalizing Youth: How Economic Programs Fail Youth in Post-Conflict Settings
- Journalists for Human Rights / Q&A with Jenny Perlman Robinson
- The Need for Priority Reproductive Health Services for Displaced Iraqi Women and Girls
- Disaster risk mitigation - why human rights matter
- TELEPRESSER: Experts to Discuss Effects of Senate Immigration Bill & Amendments on Families, Women
- Bipartisan Immigration Amendment Would Keep Families Together
- 180 Women’s Organizations call on Senate Judiciary Committee to Include Women and Family Needs in Immigration Reform Bill
- Women’s Refugee Commission Applauds the Introduction of S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
- Refugees with Disabilities from Somalia and South Sudan Receive 2013 Voices of Courage Award
- Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on “How Comprehensive Immigration Reform Should Address the Needs of Women and Families”
- Rally for Immigrant Women, Youth and Families to Demand Immigration Reform That Works for Women and Families
- J.P. Morgan Social Finance hosts UN Women / Women’s Refugee Commission panel during UN Commission on the Status of Women: Panel examines ways to foster safe and effective livelihoods for displaced women.
- Statement on Immigration Detention Immigration Enforcement Hearing Before the House of Representatives Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Committee March 14, 2013
- As Sequestration Looms, It’s Time to Look at Alternatives to Immigration Detention
- Immigrant Women’s Advocates Celebrate Passage of Violence Against Women Act
- Women’s immigrant advocates encouraged by commitment to comprehensive reform
- Statement on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- Más de 200 Defensores Ofrecen Principios para una Reforma de Inmigración que Funcione para los Niños
- 200+ Advocates Offer Principles for Immigration Reform that Works for Children
- Immigration Reform: Don’t Leave Women and Children Behind
- Women's Refugee Commission Mourns the Death of Founding Chair Catherine O'Neill
- Children Rally on the Hill to Keep Families Together in A Wish For the Holidays Campaign
- HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES REGULATIONS TO ADDRESS SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT IN DETENTION FACILITIES
- “Expose & Close” campaign calls for the closure of 10 of the worst U.S. immigration detention facilities
- World Population Report Focus on Family Planning Is Welcome
- Forced from Home Press Kit
- Violence in Central America is Behind an Upsurge in Unaccompanied Minors
- Agencies Highlight Need to Include Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergency Preparedness and Planning
- Forced from Home: The Lost Boys and Girls of Central America. MEDIA BRIEFING 10.15.12
- Bringing Displaced Persons with Disabilities out from the Shadows
- Mother Loses Battle for Custody of Her Son
- HOUSE BILL FIGHTS CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM’S BIAS AGAINST UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
- Family Planning Services Desperately Needed in Regions Affected by Conflict or Disaster
- Women’s Refugee Commission Marks World Refugee Day, Highlights the Plight of Displaced Adolescent Girls
- Women’s Refugee Commission applauds bipartisan support for U.S. ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Refugee Advocate to Receive Prestigious Immigration Law Award
- Women’s Refugee Commission Applauds Move to Protect Detained Immigrants from Rape and Assault
- House Bill on Violence against Women Weakens Protections for Abused Immigrant Women
- RIGHTS GROUPS CALL FOR REFORM OF DANGEROUS CUSTOMS AND BORDER POLICIES AND PRACTICES
- Michelle Brané's testimony on Immigration and Enforcement Policy
- House Questioning Even Most Basic Standards for Humane Treatment of Immigrant Detainees
- U.S. Border Patrol Must be Accountable and Transparent
- Children Do Not Belong in Detention!
- New, More Humane, Civil Detention Center For Immigrants Opens in Texas
- Women’s Refugee Commission Recognized on Top 50 List of Ideas and Solutions Improving the Lives of Girls and Women Worldwide
- Open Letter in Response to the Closing of the Berks County Family Shelter Care Center and Solicitation of New Family Detention Beds
- Women's Refugee Commission Welcomes US National Action Plan on Women, Peace & Security
- Keeping Families Together This Holiday Season
- Protecting Immigrant Detainees from Sexual Assault
- Three Strong Women Leaders Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
- Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict urges U.S. administration to stop rewarding child soldier recruiters by waiving penalties
- The Violence Against Women Act: Building on Seventeen Years of Accomplishments
- Women’s Refugee Commission Welcomes Reintroduction of Act to Protect Children of Immigrants
- Women's Refugee Commission Welcomes New Handbook on Alternatives to Immigrant Detention
- Rights Groups Demand Reforms from the U.S. Government Following Release of an International Report Criticizing U.S. Immigration Policies
- Women's Refugee Commission Concerned at Deep Cuts to Humanitarian Assistance
- Missouri Supreme Court Sends Case on Immigrant Parental Rights Back to Lower Court
- Michelle Brane Named One of Women's eNews' ’ “21 Leaders for the 21st Century"
- Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children Releases Landmark Report on Refugees with Disabilities in Countries Affected by Conflict
- Women’s Refugee Commission Urges Support for Critical Legislation to Protect Immigrant Children and Families
- Introduction of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010
- Women's Refugee Commission Welcomes Clean Stoves Initiative
- Introduction of the Senate version of the “Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act”
- Sarah Costa Named Executive Director of Women's Refugee Commission
- New Ambassador: Actress Mamie Gummer
- Thousands of Children Orphaned or Separated from Their Families in Haiti Earthquake Aftermath
- Obama administration's report on immigration detention
- Security Council Resolution 1888
- In Memoriam: Dr. Beverlee Bruce
- In Memoriam: Mary Anne Schwalbe
- Remembering Senator Edward Kennedy
- Half the Sky, a new book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
- Congratulations, Mary Robinson
- Just-Unveiled Immigration Detention Policies Are Excellent First Step
- Women’s Refugee Commission Applauds Legislation to Protect Children from Adverse Consequences of Immigration Enforcement
- Media Alert: Congressional Briefing on June 24 to Reveal Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Women and Families
- NGO Statement on the Report on International Protection of Women and Girls in Displacement
- U.S. Immigration Policy Harms Women, Families
- Women's Commission Celebrates 20 Years of Helping Refugee Women and Children with a New Name and Look
- Women's Refugee Commission champions efforts of the young people of Sierra Leone to establish National Youth Commission
- Top UN Officials Announce First-ever Guidance on Safe Cooking Fuel for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
- As Millions Flee Conflicts, Women’s Refugee Commission Urges New Focus on Livelihoods for the Displaced
- Women's Refugee Commission to Donate Historical Archives to Duke University Libraries
- U.S. Faces Challenges in the Protection of Unaccompanied Children
- Search for Safe, Sustainable Alternatives to Firewood: Bridging the Gap between Energy Tech Experts and Humanitarians
- Fraud Alert
- Dr. Carolyn Makinson, E.D. of Women’s Commission For Refugee Women And Children, Available To Comm
- An inside look at where families are held
- Conditions at immigrant detention center decried
- Joan Timoney Joins Women’s Commission as Director of Advocacy and External Relations
- Victory for Unaccompanied Alien Children in Miami: Women’s Commission Applauds DOJ Move
- Women’s Commission Selects Carolyn Makinson as New Executive Director
- Advocates' pressure frees Haitian teen from long detention
- Foreign Children Locked Up In U.S.
- The Case for War, and the Case for Restraint
- Kosovo, Beginning the Healing
- Aid Colombian Women
- Help for Afghan Women
- In Central Africa, Signs of Hope and Fear
- Non-governmental Organization (NGO) Submission to the Standing Committee of the Executive Committee
- Gonzalez Decision May Hurt Other Refugee Children
- In Serbian Prison, A Poet Languishes
- Statement of the Caucus on Uprooted Women: U.N. General Assembly Special Session, Beijing Plus Five
- Dr. Cynthia: A Crusader for Health Care for Refugees and the Displaced
- Study Of Women’s Role In Kosova’s Reconstruction Released
- Women's Commission For Refugee Women And Children Calls On President Clinton To Support Colombians L
- Forced to Flee in Colombia
- Oppressed by the Taliban
- Sexual Violence and Gender Based Violence: 51st UNHCR Executive Committee Meeting
- Sexual Abuse Widespread at Krome Detention Center, Miami: Refugee Women and Immigrants Subjected to
- UN Security Council To Hold Historic Debate On Women And Peace
- Free the Abducted Children Before Christmas
- Asylum Advocacy Groups Denounce Transfer of INS-Detained Women: Call for Their Immediate Release
- International Human Rights Day
- Analysis Of House And Senate Cuts
- Burundi’s Internal Refugees: Weak UN Presence and Ongoing Violence Compound Crisis
- Kosovo’s Youth Crucial for Future Stability: Security is main concern for youth of all ethnicitie
- Listen to Kosovo's Youth
- Visit of Colombian President Andres Pastrana to the US
- Statement by a group of Afghan Women on the occasion of International Women's Day
- Aiding Refugee Women
- Access Denied: Children in INS custody have no right to a lawyer; those who get one risk retaliatio
- Statement: Meeting of Refugee Women, UNHCR Standing Committee, 21st meeting
- Continued Abuse of Women Asylum Seekers in Miami Reflects INS Failure Nationally to Control District
- INS Still Jails Foreign Children, Experts Say
- Statement of the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children In Response to the Tragic Events
- Lives at risk: Humanitarian crisis already underway in Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Watchlist: Children in Afghanistan
- Include women in Afghan restructuring
- Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children calls for Urgent Assistance to Afghan Women's Org
- Giving Women a Voice
- World AIDS Day: In 2001, 3 million people died of AIDS
- RHRC posts comprehensive bibliography of GBV resources online
- The forgotten women: Saving Pregnant Women in a Refugee Camp
- Afghan Refugee Street Children: Information From The Field
- African Child Soldiers
- Launch of Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict
- Luncheon Honors Palestinian, Israeli, and Bosnian Refugees
- Creative Expressions: Youth Against War
- Israel and Palestine Come Together at UN Special Session on Children’s Rights
- The Power of Education
- INS Treatment of Children in Detention Jeopardizes Asylum Claims
- Angola's Children
- Refugees and Internally Displaced Remain Vulnerable to Gender-Based Violence, Report Finds
- Afghan Refugee Children and Adolescents in Pakistan’s Cities Receive Minimal International Assista
- Save Abducted Children: Thousands of Ugandan Children Abducted by Lord’s Resistance Army
- Protect Women's Right to Food, Shelter, Security
- Help the Refugee Girls
- Women’s Commission Opposes Moving Asylum Functions to Department of Homeland Security
- Who Will Stand Up For Them?
- Uganda’s Terror Crackdown Multiplies the Suffering
- After September 11: Former Refugee, Activist From Atlanta Area Speaking Out
- Statement Upholding the U.S. Commitment to Refugees Post- September 11
- Afghan Women's Fear
- Incomplete Victory in Sierra Leone
- War with Iraq Likely to Displace Hundreds of Thousands; Already Grave Humanitarian Situation Will Wo
- Wave of Mass Child Abductions Hits Northern Uganda
- Women's Commission Gravely Concerned About the Plight of Haitian Refugees
- Lord's Resistance Army
- Latest Bush Executive Order Further Erodes Haitians’ Ability to Gain Refugee Protection
- Relief Groups Seek a Peacekeeping Force for Afghanistan
- Homeland Security Bill is Important First Step for Unaccompanied Refugee Children
- Child Refugees Get Pillsbury Help
- Intervene at INS
- NGOs Urge Security Council to take Immediate Action to Protect Children in War Zones
- Rights of Haitian Asylum Seekers Undermined
- Presentation by Wendy Young at Church World Service Conference on Haitian Refugees
- Two-Track Haiti Policy Congressional, White House Action Needed
- Haitians need safe havens
- Tougher security after Sept. 11 slows refugees' resettlement
- Statement in Opposition to Expansion Of Mexico City Policy
- U.S. Assistance Needed for Girls and Women Overlooked in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reinteg
- Liberty Denied: Women’s Commission Calls
- Recent Victory for Haitian Refugees Thwarted by Department of Homeland Security
- United States and Coalition Forces Must Protect Iraqi Refugees and the Internally Displaced
- Humanitarian Relief and Protection Cannot Take a Backseat in the U.S.-Led War in Iraq, says Women’
- Re. Iraq
- Bill to Provide Vital Protection for Women and Children in Armed Conflict
- From Fear to Freedom
- Re. Sierra Leone
- Helping Women Abused in War
- Asylum Policy Should Apply to Haitians
- A Landmark in Protection of Refugee Children: Women's Commission Urges Support for Unaccompanied Ali
- World Refugee Day, June 20, 2003
- Bill to Protect At-Risk Women and Children Overseas
- Young victims of Uganda conflict
- Women's Commission Mourns the Loss of Sergio Vieira de Mello
- Expansion Of Mexico City Policy Will Endanger The Lives Of Refugee Women
- Beyond Resettlement - Prospects for Health and Hope for the Forgotten Majority
- Statement on Afghanistan to the UN Security Council
- United States’ Denial of Temporary Protection for Colombians Shows “Shocking Disregard” for th
- Teaching Children About Peace Amid War; Storyteller Gives Voice to Peace
- Afghan children also risk being in near-slavery
- Afghan Women, Living in Fear
- Asylum Seekers: Biased policies target Haitians
- Increasing the Capacity of Humanitarian Practitioners to Address HIV/AIDS in Complex Emergency Setti
- United States Must Uphold its Obligation to Protect Haitian Refugees as Violence Grows
- The State Department deems Haitian migrants to be a threat to the national security
- Thousands of “Night Commuters” Flee to Town Centers as War Rages in Northern Uganda; Sexual Viol
- U.S. Should Honor Rights of Haitian Refugees
- Women’s Commission Calls Upon Bush Administration to Protect Haitian Refugees
- Re. Rape in Uganda
- Women’s Equal Participation in Conflict Prevention, Management and Conflict Resolution and in Post
- Education Elusive for Children From War-Ravaged Nations
- Tribute to Mary F. Diaz
- Crisis in Haiti: Bush Administration Should Stop Turning Refugees Away
- Post Conflict Reconstruction and Women’s Participation
- Groups Ask UN to Probe U.S. Treatment of Haitians
- Human Rights Groups Urge Powell to Rethink Discriminatory Policy Towards Haitian Refugees
- Women’s Commission Deplores Continued Interception and Return of Haitian Refugees
- Plight of Sudanese Refugees in Chad Worsens; Reports of Rape in Darfur
- Human Rights Groups Urge Immediate Halt to Deportation of Haitians; Devastating Floods and Continued
- Critical Care for Sudanese Refugees Severely Lacking; Reproductive Health Care Nearly Non-Existent D
- Refugee Groups Applaud Gov. Jeb Bush’s Support of Temporary Stay for Haitians; More than 20 Florid
- Darfur Crisis: Reproductive Health Care Needed
- Refugee Advocates Decry Denial of Parole to 19-year-old Haitian Asylum Seeker; One of the Youngest a
- No Safe Place to Call Home: "Night Commuters" in northern Uganda leave home to seek safety
- Mother’s tears of joy as she is reunited with daughter and grandchildren: Daughter was abducted 8
- New Immigration Policy Will Endanger the Lives of Refugee Women and Children
- Expedited deportations begin this week on Mexican border
- Women’s Commission Deplores Attack on Russian School and the Targeting of Children
- Women’s Commission Applauds U.S. Declaration of Genocide in Darfur; World Must Do More to Protect
- Ugandan war brutal reality for children
- A Victory for children: Creation of Guidelines for Immigration Court Cases Involving Unaccompanied M
- Women’s Commission and FIAC Applaud Government’s Decision to Limit Policy
- Universal Children’s Day: Remembering the Children of Conflict in Northern Uganda
- We Must Not Forget Haiti
- Women’s Commission Deplores U.S. Deportation of Young Haitian Asylum Seeker
- Displaced Women and Children Tsunami Survivors Need Immediate Protection From Trafficking and Abuse
- The Indian Ocean Tsunami: Special Challenges for Women Survivors
- Anti-Immigration Bill Would Needlessly Harm Women, Children Asylum Seekers
- Rights: UN Chief Gets Tough On Recruiters of Child Soldiers
- Legal Limbo for Battered Women Seeking Asylum
- A REAL travesty
- REAL ID Act a REAL Disaster for Asylum Seekers
- Re. Chad
- Women’s Commission Honors Reproductive Health Advocates from Liberia and Burma at May 12 Voices of
- Bush's Moral Guide
- Trafficking in UK Growing; Current Policy Inadequate, Says New Women’s Commission Report
- Focus on Refugees Lacking in Implementation of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security
- U.S. Must End Harsh Treatment of Vulnerable Immigrants: Meek Amendment to House Homeland Security Bi
- House Bill Devastating to Women and Children Asylum Seekers
- Women’s Commission mourns loss of Ronald Opira, a voice for youth in northern Uganda
- Appointment of UN Refugee Agency Staff to Haiti Vital First Step; International Community Must do Mo
- Haiti Could Use the World's Help
- An opportunity for U.S. to finally do right by Haitian refugees
- Improved Education Key to Liberia’s Future Under New President
- President’s 2007 Budget Request: Women’s Commission Concerned about Decrease in Assistance for R
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- New Report Offers Solutions to Widespread Problem of Rape and Abuse of Displaced Women and Girls Col
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