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
Mass flight from Libya presents urgent need for the U.S. to implement reforms to its refugee resettlement program
As the international community responds to migrants and refugees fleeing Libya, the particular resettlement needs of refugees in Libya must…
3-11-2011
States’ Obligations to Protect Refugees Fleeing Libya: Backgrounder
According to news reports, more than 140,000 refugees have fled Libya in the wake of ongoing turmoil, a number that…
3-1-2011
Attacks on Middle Eastern Christians underscore urgent need for reforms in U.S. resettlement program
By Jesse Bernstein, Senior Associate/Pennoyer Fellow and Sara Faust, Program Associate/Legal Assistant As religious minorities in the Middle East continue…
1-7-2011
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»