Refugees Archives

08.21.2017 Pie chart showing refugees by country

Where Are Refugees From?

Refugees from travel ban countries make up only 6% of all refugees in the United States.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

07.21.2017 Map of the US showing persons of concern

Health Equity

UPDATE: The Refugee Crisis and Returning Home

Three important statistics from new data released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) on the world's refugee and displaced persons crisis.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

04.06.2017 Climate victim Rahima Khatun (49) lives at Khanpur village in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Her only deep tube well has been flooded and everyday she has to go to another village to collect pure drinking water.

Climate victim Rahima Khatun (49) lives at Khanpur village in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Her only deep tube well has been flooded and everyday she has to go to another village to collect pure drinking water.

Climate Refugees: Environmental Health and Displaced Populations

The global public health community must advocate for improved health outcomes among climate refugees.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

03.29.2017 A woman and her young children stand in the evening light at an IDP settlement in South Galkayo, Somalia with armed police standing by.

Health Equity

‘Home’ and Human Rights

There are now four million more refugees worldwide. In the face of the worst refugee and displaced persons crisis in history, powerful and wealthy nations of the world have an undeniable obligation to confront this massive pandemic.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

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