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
U.S. Withdraws Troops from Iraq, But Must Not Abandon Its Refugees
Yesterday, two major items regarding the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq made the news, and together they created a profound…
12-9-2011
Final Troop Withdrawal Should Not Signal End of U.S. Commitment to the Most Vulnerable Iraqis
President Obama’s announcement on Friday that all U.S. troops would be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of 2011, in…
10-25-2011
Iraq Remains Dangerous – U.S. Obligation to Iraqi Refugees Persists
Since the United States invaded Iraq more than six years ago, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have fled the country,…
8-2-2011
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»