Blog Posts by Vanessa Parra

April 30, 2010 Vanessa Parra
Everything from Lady Gaga to the fall of Saigon – welcome to this week on the web:

On the anniversary of the fall of Saigon, a Vietnamese refugee remembers fleeing as a child.
 
March 22, 2010 Vanessa Parra

This week, be on the lookout for our latest report from Sudan. But in the meantime, here are some links from around the globe:

March 12, 2010 Vanessa Parra

This week we have a little bit of humanitarian and aid worker stereotyping and a look at what DR Congo will be like if peacekeepers have to leave ahead of schedule. Exciting? We think so:

February 11, 2010 Vanessa Parra

We're trying something a little new and wanted to share with you some thoughts on our issues from people other than ourselves. Every so often we'll be bringing you links to some of the things we're working on or reading about here at Refugees International. Occasionally, we may even share things that have made us laugh.

November 02, 2009 Vanessa Parra South Sudan, Sudan, Humanitarian Response

“What Khalil first heard were helicopter sounds…and then the children started running.”