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Amalia Guzmán Molina: Working to Keep Immigrant Families Together
An Inside Look At Women, Peace and Security
An Interview with our 2011 Voices of Courage Honoree Stella Mkiliwane
A refugee from Zimbabwe, Stella Mkiliwane has lived in South Africa for the last four years. She has used her own experiences to protect and advocate for better policies and services for refugees and displaced...
An Interview with our 2011 Voices of Courage Honoree Thomson Reuters Foundation
Thomson Reuters Foundation hosts and produces AlertNet, the world’s humanitarian news network. AlertNet provides news and information on natural disasters, co...
An Interview with our 2011 Voices of Courage Honoree Zrinka Bralo
Journalist Zrinka Bralo fled former Yugoslavia in 1993, during the conflict, and sought asylum in the United Kingdom. Since then, she has been a fearless voice and champion for the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers. Here,...
Deogratias Niyizonkiza: Where There is Health There is Hope
Displaced and Disabled Persons Get Long Overdue Attention
Yesterday I was honored to accept, on behalf of the Women’s Refugee Commission, InterAction’s 2011 Disability Inclusion Award at their annual Forum in Washington, D.C. I am truly proud of the Women’s Refug...
Michelle Brané selected as one of “21 leaders for the 21st century”
Microsoft Talks to Us About How Their KIND and Unlimited Potential Programs Help Improve the Lives of Women and Children
On May 6, the Women’s Refugee Commission presented Microsoft, our corporate honoree, with the 2010 Innovating for Change Voices of Courage Award. We recognized two exceptional Microsoft initiatives:
Three Strong Women Leaders Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
New York, NY—The Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) welcomes the news that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, peace activist Leymah Gbowee, also of Liberia, and pro-democracy campaigner Tawakul Karman of Yemen have been awarded the 2011 Nob...
Urban Refugees “101”
Every day it seems we hear about a new crisis somewhere in the world. With the rise in natural disasters and conflicts over the last several years, it’s not hard to see why the number of displaced people continues to grow. There are now 10.5 m...
Women Play Vital Role in Peacemaking
