by: Rosalind Ghafar Rogers, PhD, LMHC, Clinical Behavioral Health Subject Matter Expert September is National Suicide Prevention Month and we, at USCRI, recognize suicide as a global and complex public health problem that touches the lives of millions of people across every community. We hope to raise awareness of this urgently important crisis, spread […]
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What is Statelessness?
Za Beda is a Rohingya woman who is forced to live in a refugee camp after Myanmar stripped her of legal protection. Starting in 2012, Myanmar launched violent attacks against the Rohingya, forcing them to flee to rural areas and camps. Za Beda has children, none of whom have birth certificates. Myanmar will not recognize […]
What is the Root Causes Strategy?
More people need refuge than ever before. The Administration’s ‘Root Causes Strategy’ aims to remedy the conditions that force people to migrate. Driven from their homes by a myriad of factors, including gang violence, persecution, poverty, corruption, and climate change, many of our neighbors in northern Central America flee for the United States. At […]
To aid Afghan women, the world must define and address gender apartheid
By AnnaMarie Bena Three years ago, the United States and its allies evacuated thousands of Afghans who had worked with them during the war against the Taliban. But the women and girls who remain in Afghanistan now live under a gender apartheid system. Gender apartheid is not defined in international law nor is it considered […]
Redefining Resilience: Refugee Paralympic Team 2024
As the Paralympic Games begin, USCRI is thrilled to highlight a historic milestone: the largest refugee team ever to compete in these Games. The journey of these athletes is both inspiring and significant, as disabled refugees often face even greater challenges and remain largely invisible. According to the UNHCR, several million disabled refugees are displaced, […]
Call To Action: Bills to Support
Dear Colleagues, Congress is currently in recess until September 9. It is the perfect moment to reach out to Congressional staff in their D.C. offices or meet Members of Congress in your home district and tell them to support the following legislation! VOTE YES ✅ The Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act The Crime Victims Fund […]
500 Days of War in Sudan | 500 Days of Global Apathy
August 27 marks 500 days of war in Sudan. 500 days of suffering. 500 days of unfathomable loss. On April 15, 2023, war erupted in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In the 500 days that followed, civilians suffered countless atrocities, and the country spiraled into a humanitarian […]
Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day: Seven Years Later, Killings Continue
The Rohingya community and supporters around the world observe August 25 as Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day. This year marks the seventh anniversary of attacks by Myanmar’s military junta, the Tatmadaw, which forced over 700,000 Rohingya ethnic and religious minorities into neighboring Bangladesh. The U.S. Government later determined that these attacks constituted genocide and crimes against […]
Op-ed: The U.S. Must Do Right By Its Afghan Allies
By Eskinder Negash Nearly three years ago, Americans watched in horror as the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Tens of thousands of Afghans who had served alongside the United States during the war were evacuated to safety. Thousands more were left behind in Afghanistan under the Taliban’s repressive return to power. The news cycle in […]
United Voices: Answering the Call of Immigrant Children & Youth
Without the inclusion of children and youth in our present, there can be no sustainable future or peace. They are the next generation; not only will they inherit the consequences of our decisions, but they already bear the greatest burdens of our inaction. Children and youth are grappling with a lack of safety and stability […]
