Happy 4th of July! In this 1943 photo, Jewish refugee children watch the American flag wave on the grounds of a children’s home in New York. They came to the U.S. via Portugal under the auspices of the United States Committee for the Care of European Children. 📸: Paul Parker
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Chief Executive Officer- Act for Peace, Chairperson, Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland and 2019 Queensland Local Hero of the Year
According to UNHCR, “more than 114 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes, due to conflict, persecution and human rights violations. Children account for 30% of the world’s population but comprise 40% of all forcibly displaced people”. With staggering numbers, our humanity is calling for us to be more compassionate. It is our collective responsibility as people blessed with God’s compassion to extend our hands to those who need our compassion and kindness at this critical time. Act for Peace supports people uprooted by conflict and disasters globally and with the growing unprecedented demand for our programs, financial support is required. Students across many schools in Australia are walking in the shoes of children displaced by conflict and disasters. Make your school counts and gives your students experience at our Ration Challenge Schools events. Act for Peace
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So so true. This is why UNHCR is working with a wide range of stakeholders, led by Colombia, Egypt, Norway and UNDPPA under the Multistakeholder Pledge on Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention https://lnkd.in/ehtHi4ek
The solution that refugees want the most? It’s no secret. They want to go home. When your home is a warzone, that’s simply not possible. Until peace returns, they need opportunities to be active members of the communities that have welcomed them. #WorldRefugeeDay
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We are often asked about prioritization decisions in the context of shrinking humanitarian aid. These are good questions, and like all results-driven organizations, we want every dollar to achieve the maximum difference. We prioritize more effective and more impactful interventions. We catalyze and mobilize others. And we partner strategically so we don’t have to shoulder the efforts alone. This is quite different to making heartbreaking painful decisions about cutting support to vulnerable families and individuals—it is not prioritization for good programmatic reasons and to drive more impact but choices in the face of immense pressure and difficult circumstances.
🎙️ UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi shares his sobering assessment with Member States at #ExCom, urging for greater burden- and responsibility-sharing to respond to record high displacement. Read the full speech: https://bit.ly/3Q7KGS9
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Join the online launch of the report “Humanitarian Surge: Stuck in a rut?”, moderated by the co-author and H2H Board member Manisha Thomas to explore: 👉 The current state and perceptions of surge in the humanitarian sector 👉 Structural and organizational challenges to effectiveness 👉 Potential opportunities for reconceptualising surge capacity more broadly 👇
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Director of Global Partnerships: IRAP Advisor: United States Refugee Advisory Board (USRAB) Co-founder: CIYOTA The refugee in me cannot be erased!
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The question of migration, refugees and resettlement is one which - is unlikely to go away. Despite what many politicians may have you believe. Conflict, poverty, climate change and technology are big pull factors. So how do we respond? Deterrence? Compassion? And how do we address the fears of settled communities? Do join me as I chair what should be a really fascinating and vital conversation. See below for registration details. #Aspen #AspenUKEvents
Mark your calendar! Next week we’re hosting a captivating discussion for our last event in the ‘Voices from a Broken System’ series. In partnership with the Woolf Institute and the Commission on the Integration of Refugees, we’ll be bringing people across the political spectrum to discuss the essential role of the British public in refugee integration. Come along to hear from our stellar panel of speakers including Stephen Kinnock, Shadow Minister for Immigration; Professor Jenny Phillimore, Professor of Migration & Superdiversity at the University of Birmingham, Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Conservative MP for Chingford and Woodford Green and Dr Sabir Zazai (OBE, FRSE), Chief Executive of Scottish Refugee Council. Ritula Shah, Award-winning Journalist will be chairing this discussion. Register now to join on 12/09: https://buff.ly/3qCVDBf #AspenUK #AspenUKEvents #Webinar #Politics #Public
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Now Available: "Destination Detroit: Discourses on the Refugee in a Post-Industrial City" by Rashmi Luthra is a revealing analysis of how interest groups shape conversations about refugees in Metro Detroit. Start reading this #OpenAccess book at https://lnkd.in/gGwGNhUu
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