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Women's Refugee Commission speaks on ensuring efforts are made to reunite children with their families in Haiti. Read more on the CNN website.

Haiti: Women and Girls at Risk. Executive Director Carolyn Makinson's discusses the risks women and girls face in Haiti. Read more on the Huffington Post.

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Women's Refugee Commission stresses the need for in-country protection and reunification services. Read more in the Christian Science Monitor.

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