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Jun 20, 2014

Washington Post: More Than 50 Million Displaced People in the World

The Washington Post published an article this morning that brought further attention to the current

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Jun 20, 2014

IRAP in Washington Post: US Abandoning Those Who Helped in Iraq

Earlier today, IRAP’s director Becca Heller had an opinion piece she wrote published in the

Jun 19, 2014

IRAP on the BBC: Iraqi Refugees Afraid to Go Back to Iraq

A BBC article describing the dangers faced by Iraqis – given the ongoing conflict caused

Jun 19, 2014

Violence in Iraq Intensifies, Endangering Our Allies

The sectarian violence that has rocked Iraq for nearly ten days continues to spread through

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Jun 17, 2014

House Appropriations Bill Allocates $3 billion in Aid for Refugees

Republicans in the House Appropriations Committee outlined their $48.3 billion spending package last night, proposing

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Jun 17, 2014

US Evacuating Embassy Workers from Iraq

The United States announced plans today to evacuate a substantial number of non-essential embassy workers

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Jun 11, 2014

Iraqi Civilians Face Increasing Danger in Iraq

After seizing control of Mosul – Iraq’s second-largest city – on Wednesday, the Islamic State

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Jun 10, 2014

United States Announces $290 Million in Humanitarian Aid for Syrian Crisis

Earlier today, Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the United States would provide nearly

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Jun 10, 2014

Afghan Refugees in Turkey

Although violence between NATO forces and the Taliban has decreased substantially over the past few

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Jun 7, 2014

World Refugee Day on Friday, June 20

World Refugee Day is coming up, on Friday, June 20! First observed in 2001, World

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Jun 3, 2014

John Kerry’s Op-ed in the LA Times: We Need More Visas for our Afghan Allies

The Los Angeles Times published an op-ed yesterday by Secretary of State John Kerry, in

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May 8, 2014

Afghan Allies Protection Extension Act Introduced

The Afghan Allies Protection Extension Act was introduced in the House yesterday, after months of

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