Resettlement is a valuable tool in helping protect and improve the lives of refugees. The U.S. resettles more refugees than any other country but it is currently unable to rapidly resettle refugees who face high risks of danger in the countries where they live. The virtue of the U.S. resettlement program should not be limited to the volume of refugees it resettles but also to how well its resettlement program can be used as a tool of protection for the world’s most vulnerable refugees.
Refugee Resettlement
Protecting LGBTI Refugees from Violence
As the world celebrates International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people who…
5-17-2013
Senate Confirmation of New U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Populations, Refugees and Migration a Welcome Development
On March 29, Anne C. Richard was confirmed by voice vote by the U.S. Senate to serve as the Assistant…
4-4-2012
Iraq war ends; refugee protection does not.
On Wednesday, President Obama delivered a major speech to the soldiers at Fort Bragg on the end of the war…
12-16-2011
The Road to Safety: Strengthening Protection of LGBTI Refugees in Uganda and Kenya
Living in Limbo: Iraqi Refugees and U.S. Resettlement
Renewing U.S. Commitment to Refugee Protection: The 30th Anniversary of the Refugee Act
Promises to the Persecuted: The Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act
World Refugee Day 2011: A Celebration of Service»