Refugees International

Horn of Africa: The Continuing Food, Refugee, and Humanitarian Crisis 03/08/2012

Testimony of Mark Yarnell, Advocate
March 8, 2012
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, U.S. House of Representatives

Co-Chairman McGovern and Co-Chairman Wolf: thank you for the opportunity to appear today. I returned recently from a research trip to Kenya and Ethiopia, and I appreciate the opportunity to share my observations.
Protecting the Persecuted: The Successes and Challenges of Safeguarding Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Stateless Persons 10/28/2011

Testimony of Sarnata Reynolds, Program Manager for Statelessness
October 26, 2011
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, US House of Representatives

Chairman McGovern, Chairman Wolf, and members of the Commission, thank you for this opportunity to commemorate the anniversaries of the Refugee and Statelessness Conventions, and to discuss the situation of displaced and stateless persons globally.
Protecting People and Responding to Displacement Around the Referendum 09/30/2010
Testimony of Michel Gabaudan, President
September 30, 2010
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, US House of Representatives

Chairman McGovern, Chairman Wolf, members of the Commission, thank you for the opportunity to be here this afternoon to discuss the situation for internally displaced people and refugees in Sudan.
No Way Home, No Way to Escape: The Plight of Iraqi Refugees and Our Iraqi Allies 07/26/2010
Testimony of Ambassador L. Craig Johnstone, President ad interim
July 22, 2010
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
US Helsinki Commission

Introduction
I would like to thank Chairman Cardin and Co-Chairman Hastings for holding this hearing and for giving Refugees International the opportunity to share its assessment of the increasingly protracted Iraqi displacement crisis.
Reviewing America's Commitment to the Refugee Convention: The Refugee Protection Act of 2010 05/19/2010
Testimony of Dan Glickman, President
May 19, 2010
Committee on the Judiciary, US Senate
Introduction
New Challenges for International Peacekeeping Operations 07/29/2009
Testimony of Erin A. Weir, Peacekeeping Advocate
July 29, 2009
Committee on Foreign Affairs, US House of Representatives

Chairman Berman, Ranking Member Ros-Lehtinen and Members of the Committee: Thank you for this opportunity to testify today before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about UN Peacekeeping, and the challenge of keeping people safe in times of conflict and crisis.

I am here representing Refugees International. We are an independent, Washington DC based organization that advocates to end refugee crises.
The US Contributions to the Response to Pakistan’s Humanitarian Crisis: The Situation and the Stakes 06/16/2009

Testimony of Kenneth H. Bacon, President
June 16, 2009
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, US House of Representatives
The Return and Resettlement of Displaced Iraqis 03/31/2009
Testimony of Kenneth H. Bacon, President, and Kristele Younes, Senior Advocate
March 31, 2009
Committee on Foreign Relations, US Senate
DR Congo: Strategies for New Displacement 03/05/2009
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over this past weekend.

His visit comes at a time when the security situation on the ground is quickly changing.
Helping to Rebuild South Sudan 09/24/2008
Testimony of Kenneth H. Bacon, President
September 24, 2008
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

I want to thank the Commission for holding this hearing. When people think of Sudan today, they think mainly of the tragedy in Darfur, where President Bush has accused the government of Sudan with committing genocide.
AFRICOM: Joined-Up Geographic Command or Federal Business Opportunity? 07/23/2008
Testimony of Mark Malan, Senior Advocate
July 23, 2008
Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, US House of Representatives

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:
Testimony to the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs: AFRICOM 07/23/2008
Testimony before the
Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs,
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives
July 23, 2008

AFRICOM: JOINED-UP GEOGRAPHIC COMMAND
OR FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY?

Mark Malan, Refugees International

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:
Burma in the Aftermath of Cyclone Nargis 05/22/2008

Testimony of Joel R. Charny, Vice President for Policy
May 20, 2008
Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
Committee on Foreign Affairs, US House of Representatives
Exploring the US Africa Command and a New Strategic Relationship with Africa 08/01/2007

Testimony of Mark Malan, Peacekeeping Program Officer
August 1, 2007
Subcommittee on African Affairs
Committee on Foreign Relations, US Senate
Testimony to Senate Subcommittee on Africa on the U.S. Africa Command 08/01/2007
"Exploring the U.S. Africa Command and a New Strategic Relationship with Africa."
Statement by Mark Malan
Peacekeeping Program Officer
Refugees International
to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs
Africa’s Forgotten Refugees and Returnees 06/20/2007
Testimony of Joel R. Charny, Vice President
June 20, 2007
Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
Committee on Foreign Affairs, US House of Representatives
Testimony to House Subcommittee on Africa on World Refugee Day 06/20/2007
"Africa’s Forgotten Refugees and Returnees"
Statement by Joel R. Charny
Vice President, Refugees International
to the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, Committee on Foreign Affairs
Testimony to House Appropriations Committee on Refugees' Needs for 2008 03/29/2007
Meeting the Needs of Internally Displaced and Refugees in FY 2008
Statement by Kenneth H. Bacon
President, Refugees International
to the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs House Appropriations Committee
Meeting the Needs of Internally Displaced and Refugees in FY 2008 03/29/2007

Testimony of Kenneth H. Bacon, President
March 29, 2007
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs
Committee on Appropriations, US House of Representatives
Testimony to House Subcommittee on Violence and Displacement in Iraq 03/26/2007
Testimony by
Kristele Younes
Advocate, Refugees International
to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia

I want to thank the Committee for holding these hearings on the plight of displaced Iraqis, an enormous and rapidly growing humanitarian problem still not effectively addressed by the international community or the US.

Refugees International (RI) advocates for lifesaving assistance and protection for displaced people and promotes solutions to displacement crises.
We are an independent organization, and do not accept any government or UN funding.

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