The Refugee Bureau
The Refugee Bureau, Friends of USAID, Will Evans, Addi Clark, Francisco - HOME Storytellers, Paula Reed Lynch, David DiGiovannaLessons from 45 years of U.S. refugee protection, ideas to rebuild a dismantled system, and stories of people helping refugees right now.
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Localization: Part II
Cover photo: Newly arrived Sudanese refugees in Chad, UNHCR/Andre McConnel
The first post of this series explored the reasons localization needs to be a pillar of ongoing humanitarian reform efforts. The current transitional moment p...
We Name Ourselves
The above is the trailer for We Name Ourselves, a documentary about the young poets of Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi. It is one of the most hopeful films I have seen about life in displacement, and it reminded me why I chose a humanitarian...
A Refugee Program in Name Only
South Africa, highlighted, is expected to account for nearly all U.S. refugee admissions in fiscal year 2027.
Last year, Afrikaners were the exception to a paused refugee program. This year, they may become the entire program.
On Oc...
Built to Protect Refugees, PRM Now Negotiates Deportations
Credit - Mélody da Fonseca, Forbidden Stories
SUMMARY: The State Department bureau that once helped refugees reach safety now pays foreign governments to take people deported from the United States. The administration has pledged at...
25 Years Since the UN World Conference Against Racism
The World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerances, 2001, Durban, South Africa, UN Photo/Evan Schneider
On September 2, 2026, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations released a...
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Lessons from 45 years of U.S. refugee protection, ideas to rebuild a dismantled system, and stories of people helping refugees right now.
We're a group of former USAID folks, here to fight the good fight for aid and our democracy. 'Cause, turns out, no one wants Ebola or a King.
Writing The Refugee Bureau — a history of the State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). Policy analyst, former Foreign Affairs Officer, RPCV Jordan.
self published amateur music critic | interning editor + contributor for the refugee bureau
Documentary filmmaker, photographer, and co-founder of HOME Storytellers. My work grows from We Name Ourselves and the Poetry for Survival Kit, exploring how poetry and storytelling help us process, reclaim voice, and connect.
Retired Humanitarian from State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). Known for linking policy + budget, multilateralism, and training and opportunities for staff.
Former diplomat still involved in world affairs
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