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…are safe, healthy and self-reliant. Please watch this message about the Women’s Refugee Commission’s work from our Executive Director, Carolyn Makinson. Thank you for joining us in this ongoing conversation!…
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Statement on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
…undocumented children under the age of 21 and unaccompanied immigrant children. Furthermore, any avenue for self-petition for legal status for persons vulnerable to abuse by principal applicants must also be…
International Youth Day
…be self-reliant. When I asked a young Iraqi woman living in Amman about the monthly financial assistance her family receives from the United Nations, she told me, “More than cash,…
Ms. Magazine: On World Refugee Day, 110 Million People Must Leave Home to Flee Conflict and Persecution
…Refugee Day, “Hope away from home,” we must question whether we, as humanitarians, are effectively using our resources to create an environment for refugees to become self-sufficient. Today, we are…
A Call to Action: It’s Time to End Violence against Women
…the almost half of survivors of sexual assault are under 18 years of age, we have recently launched a new initiative aimed at identifying better strategies for building girls’ self-confidence…
WRC Response to DHS TPS Extension
…Increasing access to work authorization and reducing work authorization backlogs will enable people to become more self-sufficient and find stability in U.S. communities as they go through the asylum process….
An Interview With Our 2012 Voices of Courage Honoree Dina Dublon
…where the population was overwhelmingly women and children. We visited villages constructed and headed by women; we visited children who were heading households, women’s self-help associations, as well as ministers…
Big Dreams, Harsh Realities for Somali Refugee Girls in Ethiopia
…Like girls everywhere, the Somali girls in Jijiga, Ethiopia, want to grow up to be self-sufficient women and leaders in their families and communities. They want to be safe and…
3 Ways to Achieve Order at the Border While Protecting Asylum Rights
…New York and Chicago, where wraparound services help people find self-sufficiency and stability. 3. Treat children like children, always. Many children arrive at the border alone. Like all children, they…
HIAS, WRC, Local Organizations Helping Ukrainian Refugees Say Response Must Keep Focus on Women and Girls
…in Ukraine, with a focus on conflict related sexual violence. Hanna Rozhkova, Invisible, Ukraine Invisible provides services, such as self-defense classes, to Internally Displaced Persons, Roma, and other groups of…
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