Op-eds, Letters & Articles

The Secretary-General's Message on World Refugee Day

On this observance of World Refugee Day, we must note a troubling trend: the decline in the number of refugees who are able to go home.

In 2005, more than a million people returned to their own country on a voluntary basis. Last year, only 250,000 did so - the lowest number in two decades. The reasons for this include prolonged instability in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and southern Sudan.

Read more: The Secretary-General's Message on World Refugee Day

Security for Haitians

In a letter to the editor of the New York Times, Sandra Krause, director of our reproductive health program, talks about the ongoing needs of women and girls in Haiti. Read the letter as it appeared in the New York Times.

Desperate lives: urban refugee women in Malaysia and Egypt

Dale Buscher, director of protection, and Lauren Heller, program officer, Women's Refugee Commission, have an article in the current edition of Forced Migration Review, which focuses on urban displacement. The article, “Desperate lives: urban refugee women in Malaysia and Egypt,” is based on research undertaken by the Women's Refugee Commission as part of its project on the links between livelihoods and gender-based violence.

Download: Desperate lives: urban refugee women in Malaysia and Egypt

Needs of Haitian Children in Washington Post

In a letter to the editor, Michelle Brane, director of our detention and asylum program, and Wendy Young, executive director of KIND, talk about the needs of Haitian children following the earthquake in Haiti. Read the letter as it appeared in the Washington Post (It's the second letter).

Haiti: Women and Girls at Risk

Haiti: Women and Girls at Risk. Read Carolyn's Makinson's article on the Huffington Post on reproductive health needs following the earthquake.

Why Refugees Need to Make a Living

Dale Buscher, director of programs, discusses why refugees need to make a living on the Huffington Post.

Good News on Immigration But Keeping the Pressure On

By Michelle Brané, Director of Detention and Asylum, Women’s Refugee Commission, published on Huffington Post.

Fighting Pneumonia

In a letter to the editor, Executive Director Carolyn Makinson responds to Nicholas Kristof's May 10, 2009 New York Times column, "The Killer No One Suspects". Click here for the letter as it appeared in the New York Times.

Fueling Humanitarian Aid

Carolyn Makinson, executive director, discusses safe fuel for refugees in an op-ed for The Huffington Post.

Making life safer for refugee women

The op-ed from Liv Ullmann on firewood has posted to the new “World” section of the Huffington Post.