A massive humanitarian response is needed in Turkiye and Syria—and efforts must include local civil society and displaced people.
February 6, 2023
The UN Security Council vote to continue cross-border aid from Türkiye into Northwest Syria is an important short-term win, but once again underscores the fragility of cross-border aid.
January 9, 2023
After five years, the European Union and Turkey agreement to manage the crossing of refugees and migrants from Turkey to Greece’s Aegean islands is a failure.
March 17, 2021
Refugees are more likely to work in sectors financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and refugee-hosting countries are projected to experience slower growth in 2020.
July 8, 2020
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz comments on the reported opening of the Turkish border to Syrian refugees.
February 28, 2020
The withdrawal of U.S. troops from northeast Syria could open new fronts in the conflict and newly displace hundreds of thousands of civilians across an area already in the grip…
October 8, 2019
Refugees International is gravely concerned by credible reports of Turkey’s deportation of Syrians in Istanbul to Idlib in northwest Syria and calls for the immediate halt to any such forcible…
July 24, 2019
Refugees International expresses its deep concern regarding the return in recent weeks of thousands of Afghan nationals from Turkey back to Afghanistan where their safety is at risk.
May 7, 2018
As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump prepare to meet in Washington, D.C. next week, Refugees International calls on both leaders to place humanitarian concerns at…
May 12, 2017
On March 18, the EU and Turkey will mark the one-year anniversary of their joint statement, which sought to stem the flows of asylum-seekers and migrants crossing from Turkey’s shores…
March 14, 2017
As businesses struggle with historic labor shortages, the bi-partisan House Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act (H.R. 1325) can’t be passed soon enough. Tell your member of Congress to support H.R. 1325.
