The Trump administration is considering proposals to re-organize the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Trump Administration Should Affirm Key Role of State Department’s Refugee Bureau
As the Administration considers reorganization of the government, more than 40 former U.S. diplomats and national security officials who have served in Republican and Democratic administrations along with 18 humanitarian organization leaders called on the Trump administration to affirm the key role of the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
Q&A on the Supreme Court “Travel Ban” Decision
Following the Supreme Court’s “travel ban” decision on June 26, Refugees International has assembled the following Q&A.
An Extraordinary Plea for U.S. Engagement from the UN’s Chief
On Tuesday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will travel to Washington, D.C. and will meet this week with Members of Congress and administration officials. He will be in Washington in the wake of an extraordinary press conference he held at the United Nations in New York on June 20, in which he urged the Trump administration to stay engaged on global issues. This is an extraordinary plea to the U.S. president from the UN’s chief.
The Supreme Court’s Decision on the Trump Administration’s Travel Ban
Refugees International is deeply disappointed by the decision of Supreme Court to permit imposition of most elements of the Executive Order imposing a ban on entry into the United States by travelers from six Muslim majority nations.
President Trump’s FY18 Budget Cannot Stand
Refugees International is alarmed by the devastating cuts proposed by President Trump’s more detailed FY18 budget request to Congress.
Statement on Secretary Tillerson’s Defense of Massive Cuts in Humanitarian Aid
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson today had the unenviable task of putting lipstick on a pig, suggesting that a foreign aid budget request with draconian cuts represents responsible stewardship of U.S. foreign policy.
Trump Administration’s Failure to Act to Address Climate Change will Lead to More Displacement, Migration, and Humanitarian Emergencies
Refugees International is dismayed and deeply alarmed by the Trump administration’s decision to pull out of international efforts to tackle one of the most significant threats to global stability and security the world has ever faced: climate change.
RI Expresses Deep Concern Over Humanitarian Budget Cuts in President Trump’s Budget
In a letter to President Donald Trump released today, Refugees International called on the President to delay his planned May 23 budget presentation in view of detailed and credible reports received by Refugees International of massive planned cuts in programs serving critical humanitarian needs around the world.
Letter to President Trump on FY2018 Budget
On behalf of Refugees International, we write respectfully to request that you delay your planned Fiscal Year 2018 budget presentation, or at least the elements related to U.S. humanitarian assistance, in view of reports of massive cuts in programs that serve critical humanitarian needs around the world.