Sarah Miller is a senior fellow with Refugees International where she helps manage the Labor Market Access initiative and leads engagement on IDP issues. She previously covered the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa, but has also worked, researched, and written on Latin America and the Middle East. She is interested in global governance questions around migration, and has consulted for UNHCR, the ILO, the World Bank, the IRC, and Mercy Corps. She has worked on refugee issues with think tanks and various NGOs, and is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Sarah teaches with Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of International Migration, and has taught for the University of London, Fordham University, Columbia University, and American University. She has published a range of books, articles, and reports on forced migration, and received her doctorate in International Relations from Oxford University in 2014. She also holds an MSc in Forced Migration from Oxford University, an MA in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago, and a BA in History, Spanish, and International Service from Valparaiso University.
Publications by the Author
After a period of relative calm last year, the Islamic-state affiliated group in Cabo Delgado has increased attacks in 2024, devastating villages and generating fear among the population.
Tigray’s IDPs are paying the price, and if more help does not come soon, some may not be able to hang on for long.
Northern Ethiopia's Tigray region was one of the world's worst humanitarian crises in 2021 and 2022. It has since been crowded out of the headlines, but the situation remains dire....
Women in Tigray need urgent support to survive, and ultimately thrive in their recovery.
Kenya plans to turn its giant Kakuma and Dadaab camps into more open and integrated settlements, helping refugees access jobs and services.
Urbanization is now the dominant form of internal displacement in Somalia. A response must recognize Somalia's urban future.
Kenya’s new Refugee Act – if implemented well – could improve access to education, work, and movement for half a million refugees.
Eritrean refugees, as well as other populations of refugees and some internally displaced groups, are struggling to find safety in Ethiopia.
Refugees’ right to work has been repeatedly affirmed in international law, yet in practice the majority of the world’s refugees live in countries that substantially restrict those rights, according to...
Refugees International welcomes the announcement that humanitarian aid will immediately be allowed into Tigray.