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Mandy Patinkin and Cindy McCain meet families seeking asylum
Actor and ̽��ѡ Ambassador Mandy Patinkin and businesswoman and philanthropist Cindy McCain recently visited the ̽��ѡ's welcome center in Phoenix, Arizona. Mandy and Cindy sat down to talk about the need for the U.S. to remain a safe haven for people escaping violence and persecution.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Venezuela: a crisis that 'breaks a mother's soul'
Cibel, Carina and Andrea are among the 3 million people who have left Venezuela as violence and a severe economic crisis grip their country. The three mothers have struggled in neighboring Colombia, but emergency support from the ̽��ѡ is helping them start to build a new life for their families.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Mindfulness sessions provide respite to girls in northeast Nigeria
In northeastern Nigeria, conflict and instability have left three out of 10 women and girls experiening of violence. The ̽��ѡ and our partner the European Union run safe spaces where girls like 17-year-old Hauwa learn mindfulness techniques, helping them to manage stress and negative thoughts.
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- June 27, 2022
Understanding the Journeys of Ukrainians in a Time of Uncertainty
As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, the uncertainty of what lies ahead is exhausting for those caught in limbo—whether in Ukraine or abroad. Many do not know if or when they will be able to return home or reunite with their loved ones. This uncertainty also affects European communities, which remain on alert, wondering if more people fleeing violence and war will arrive and whether they should still be prepared to host them.
- Report
- February 21, 2025
̽��ѡ launches emergency response as over 40,000 refugees from DRC arrive in Burundi
- Press Release
- February 25, 2025
Amal and George Clooney meet with Syrian refugees in Berlin
Actor and director George Clooney and his wife, human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney, speak with Syrian refugee families living in Germany. The meeting was organized by the ̽��ѡ, which has been delivering critical aid since 2012 to millions of people inside Syria and across the region who have been affected by five years of violence.
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- June 27, 2022
Tefere Gebre's harrowing flight from Ethiopia
When he was just 15 years old, Tefere Gebre arrived in the United States alone as a refugee. Today he is the executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, the world's largest federation of labor unions. In this AFL-CIO video, he describes his harrowing flight from violence in Ethiopia and explains why it is important for America to welcome refugees. Learn more about his story.
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- June 22, 2022
Meet the Rohingya activist bringing feminism to the world’s biggest refugee camp
Razia Sultana is an independent activist, lawyer and feminist bringing change to the world's biggest refugee camp. In Bangladesh, close to one million Rohingya people have fled persecution in Myanmar. Living in an overcrowded camp, women continue to face violence—Razia is fighting to change that. Read her story from ̽��ѡ-UK.
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- September 2, 2022
Women and girls exploited in exchange for money to buy food
Drought in northern Kenya has left some 2.6 million people struggling to find enough to eat. Women and girls in Turkana County are being exploited in exchange for money to buy food. The ̽��ѡ is seeing an increase in violence against women, early and forced marriage, and women and girls engaging in transactional sex in order to procure food for their families as the region is gripped by near-famine.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
What happens now could change everything
Fearless. Ambitious. Fabulous. The ̽��ѡ knows that wherever they are in the world, with the right support, girls can be girls. While pre-teen and teenage girls are often the first to be harmed in a crisis, they are the last to be protected. They are most at risk of forced marriage, dropping out of school and violence.
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- June 22, 2022