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Guest Blogger: Emmanuel Jal speaks out on Southern Kordofan
August 15, 2011 Refugees Intern... Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
This blog entry by South Sudanese musician and former child soldier Emmanuel Jal was originally posted on The Guardian's Poverty Matters blog under the title We must act to stop South Kordofan becoming the next Darfur.
Tributes to Richard Holbrooke from the Refugees International Family
December 16, 2010 Refugees Intern... Richard Holbrooke

"As the President’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan since 2009, Richard was trying to bring stability to a region fraught with problems that seemed more insurmountable as time went by. But Richard was not adverse to complex challenges and horrendous hurdles. In 1995, using a combination of sheer will, true grit and negotiating savvy, he brokered the Dayton Peace Accords –- the hallmark of his work as one of our country’s top diplomats."
Different Forms of GBV Against Women Around the World
December 06, 2010 Refugees Intern... Women's Rights
As we commemorate these 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence (GBV), it is important to reflect on all the violence that exists around the world. The theme of this year's campaign – Structures of Violence: Defining the Intersections of Militarism and Violence Against Women – aims to acknowledge the different ways societies permit GBV to exist and persist. So we must recognize that every day, women from all paths of life face violence in their homes or communities.
Dadaab Camp: Focusing on the Light
November 05, 2010 Refugees Intern... Africa, Kenya, Somalia, Neglected Crises, Return and Reintegration
We started our visit of the Hagadera Camp at Dadaab, in Northeast Kenya, at a meeting with a Field Officer from the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The camp is home to 90,000 refugees. Ninety percent have fled the unrest in Somalia and the others are largely from Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda. UNHCR is responsible for coordinating a plethora of services at the camp including healthcare, education, water, protection, and the daily intake of new refugees.
The Road to San Lorenzo
October 20, 2010 Refugees Intern... Colombia, Americas, Statelessness

Luz Mari and I sat in the back of the truck for the first two of the five hour drive from Quito to San Lorenzo, a small city near Ecuador’s coast that is home to an ever increasing number of Colombians seeking refuge. We were returning from the 4th World Social Forum on Migrations that was held in Quito from October 8-12.