ICYMI: Watch our full webinar, “The Future of Protection for Refugee Women,” including this clip from the Global Refugee Youth Network’s Laura Valencia, at the link: youtu.be/ndqI4Ivv-ZI?...
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The Women’s Refugee Commission is creating a better world for refugee women and girls.
Read our new report on the website: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
On the blog: Catherine Harrington, Director of Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, shares powerful stories from two women, Karina Ambartsoumian-Clough and Rasha Altabshi, whose lives have been impacted by statelessness or the threat of it. www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/meet-tw...
Meet two women working for the essential right to a nationality | Women's Refugee Commission
Catherine Harrington, Director of the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, shares powerful stories from two women, Karina Ambartsoumian-Clough and Rasha Altabshi, whose lives have been impact...
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Everyone has the right to a nationality. Today is the 65th anniversary of the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. Watch this short animated video from our colleagues at the GCENR to learn how some children are left without a nationality simply because their mothers are denied equal rights.
New Executive Orders violate SCOTUS decision on birthright citizenship, WRC Analysis Finds. The orders risk any pregnant travelers being denied entry and US-born children being denied citizenship documents: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
What You Need to Know about August 2026 Executive Orders on Birth Tourism and Birthright Citizenship | Women's Refugee Commission
This Issue Brief addresses the two Executive Orders issued by the Trump administration on August 6th, 2026 on Birth Tourism and Birthright Citizenship. The brief summarizes the two EOs and identifies ...
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WRC has just released a report, researched and co-authored by Rumana Akter, on the impact of humanitarian funding cuts on Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS) in Rohingya refugee camps, with recommendations to ensure WGSS remain vital. Read it now: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
Apart From This, We Have No Other Place: How Funding Cuts Are Reshaping Women and Girls Safe Spaces in Rohingya Refugee Camps | Women's Refugee Commission
This report examines how funding cuts have affected the sustainability, accessibility, quality, and effectiveness of Women and Girls Safe Spaces in the Rohingya refugee camps,
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In a new guest post on the WRC blog, “L.V.” of Global Refugee Youth Network explores how displacement shapes the lives of women and girls, and why access to education, decent work, financial independence, and leadership opportunities is just as essential as legal protection. Link in comments.
Today is #WorldHumanitarianDay, an opportunity to reflect on the courageous service of people who devote their lives to protecting others. Please join us in celebrating and thanking humanitarians worldwide today. Photo: Mahyub Hamida/Pexels
ICYMI: WRC Director of Migrant Rights and Justice, Zain Lakhani, shared her expert insights on the Supreme Court birthright and asylum decisions in a recent webinar. Watch the full webinar recording here: youtu.be/IR-3RUvP0q0
Watch NBC's investigative report on the impact of parental deportation on the children left behind in the US, featuring WRC’s Director of Migrant Rights and Justice, Zain Lakhani: lnkd.in/gWuN9qEG
WRC’s Director of Migrant Rights and Justice, Zain Lakhani, provided expert commentary in Telemundo 39’s Spanish-language investigation of the impact of parental deportation on the children left behind in the US. Links to both parts of the video report are in the comments.
In our recent webinar, “The Future of Protection for Refugee Women,” the Global Refugee Youth Network's Laura Valencia shared her personal story to illustrate how young refugees can have a leading voice in discussions about issues that directly impact them. Full webinar here: youtu.be/ndqI4Ivv-ZI
Rumana Akter researched and co-authored a new WRC report that documents the experiences and needs of Rohingya women and girls in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Read her reflections on listening to women in the world’s largest refugee camp, on the WRC blog: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/reflect...
WRC Director of Migrant Rights and Justice, Zain Lakhani, shared her expert insights on the Supreme Court birthright and asylum decisions in a recent webinar; watch the full video recording here: youtu.be/IR-3RUvP0q0
WRC Statement on Administration’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Orders: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/press-releas...
WRC's Director of Migrant Rights and Justice, Zain Lakhani, quoted in this Reuters piece about Trump's new executive orders on birthright citizenship. She says they trample the rights of pregnant women seeking lawful entry; calling for action to establish guidelines honoring Supreme Court rulings.
Read the guest post by Karina Ambartsoumian-Clough of United Stateless on the WRC blog: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/guest-p...
Last week, WRC co-sponsored an event at Congress with other US organizations including Jesuit Refugee Service, HIAS, Human Rights First, and others, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention. The event was hosted by UNHCR and was a rare bipartisan and bicameral convening:
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In this issue brief, WRC has documented some of the barriers that pregnant immigrant women, both in immigration custody and in the community, face in securing full US citizenship for their children: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
Birthright Citizenship and Pregnant Immigrant Women: Ensuring Access to Citizenship After Trump v. Barbara | Women's Refugee Commission
In this issue brief, WRC has documented some of the barriers that pregnant immigrant women, both in immigration custody and in the community, face in securing full US citizenship for their children.
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Read Sadia's blog post on the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/75th-an...
Read the full @wrcommission.bsky.social / @refugeesinternational.org report, "At What Cost? Women-Led Organizations, Funding Cuts, and the Price of Survival," here: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
To take you behind the scenes of our new report with @refugeesinternational.org, we are sharing insights from three of our research partners, who spoke with women leaders in Honduras, Lebanon, and Sudan: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/these-a...
As the 1951 Refugee Convention approaches its 75th anniversary on July 28, the global civil society coalition, of which WRC is a member, calls for strengthened implementation & narratives rooted in hope & solidarity, not fear & division: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
Global Civil Society Coalition Statement Calls For Stronger Adherence To The Refugee Convention | Women's Refugee Commission
As the 1951 Refugee Convention approaches its 75th anniversary on July 28, the Global Civil Society Coalition, of which Women's Refugee Commission is a member, calls for strengthened implementation an...
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On the WRC blog, Jolie Koko, National Coordinator for Action de la Femme pour le Development, explains the impact of the #Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo on women and girls, many of whom have been displaced by ongoing violence: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/blog/a-letha...
WRC endorses Orlin's Law, a critical bill to protect immigrant families, named after 3-yr-old Orlin, who was murdered after his mother was deported and he was sent to live with a violent uncle, despite his mother’s request to ICE that her son be deported with her. jayapal.house.gov/2026/07/16/j...
New journal article, co-authored by WRC's Vice President of Programs and Partnerships, Kellie C. Leeson, explores how rental assistance can improve displaced peoples' self-reliance and well-being. Take a look! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Evaluating the relationship between rental assistance and self-reliance and well-being among displaced populations: A propensity score–matched analysis
Housing insecurity is a central but understudied determinant of self-reliance and psychosocial well-being among forcibly displaced populations. This s…
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Today, @wrcommission.bsky.social and @refugeesinternational.org released a new report on the devastating impact of aid cuts on women-led organizations serving displaced women and girls in six humanitarian contexts around the world. Read it now: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
Coming soon: Women’s Refugee Commission and @refugeesinternational.org are releasing a new joint report next week, detailing the devastating impact of aid cuts on women-led organizations serving displaced women and girls.
Watch the open debate here (Carine's statement is at approximately 47:05): webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14...
Honouring the promise of international law to survivors of conflict-related sexual violence - Security Council, 10190th meeting
Open debate under the agenda item "Women and peace and security".
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Women's Refugee Commission@wrcommission.bsky.social · 2mo agoAs part of the NGO Working Group on WPS, WRC supported Haitian civil society leader Carine Jocelyn to address members of the UN Security Council during its annual open debate on conflict-related sexual violence today. Read our statement: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/press-releas...
As part of the NGO Working Group on WPS, WRC supported Haitian civil society leader Carine Jocelyn to address members of the UN Security Council during its annual open debate on conflict-related sexual violence today. Read our statement: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/press-releas...
WRC Statement on Today’s UN Security Council Open Debate on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) | Women's Refugee Commission
As part of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, WRC supported a Haitian civil society leader to deliver a statement to members of the UN Security Council during its annual open debate o...
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