In a historic first, refugee leaders and experts convened candidates for the next UN high commissioner for refugees for a candid public exchange.
Hanin Ahmed Speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting
Refugee Fellow Hanin Ahmed spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting about the lifesaving work and courage of Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms.
Remaking Humanitarianism: Dispatches from the Future
How can we reimagine the international humanitarian system so that it builds on—rather than undermines—the response communities are already creating?
Refugee Leadership: Tools, Challenges, and the Path Forward
The role of local leaders, especially those with refugee backgrounds, has never been more critical in global refugee governance.
Accelerating Localization: A Roadmap for The Sudan Humanitarian Fund
Power shifting at the Sudan Humanitarian Fund is necessary and feasible.
Context Newsroom: We Can’t Make Aid More Local if we Defund Refugee-led Groups
RLOs are not just service providers – they are a key ingredient in a sustainable global humanitarian architecture.
As Global Aid Abandons Ugandan Refugees, Refugee-led Organizations Present a Promising Path Forward
RLOs hold the key to re-shaping humanitarian aid by empowering those most central to the issue: refugees themselves.
Refugees International Welcomes 2025 Refugee Fellows
The six new fellows have each demonstrated outstanding leadership and a strong commitment to advocating for their communities.
The Third Annual Ukrainian Aid Leadership Conference
The Alliance of Ukrainian Civil Society Organizations hosted the Third Annual Ukrainian Aid Leadership Conference.
Lucky Karim: Advocate, Refugee Returns to Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh
Refugees International Fellow Lucky Karim lived as a refugee for years in the Cox’s Bazaar refugee camp in Bangladesh before being resettled in the United States in 2023. In February 2025, she returned to the camp for the first time as an advocate with Refugees International.