World Refugee Summits Fail Refugees
This week’s summits on the global refugee crisis failed to meet the challenge of this critical moment in history. Many of the countries hosting the overwhelming majority of the world’s refugees, including Ethiopia, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Pakistan, Thailand, and Turkey, have made it clear that they have reached the limit of their capacity. Some of these countries that have generously hosted refugees for years – or even decades – are now pressuring refugees to leave, have closed their doors to new arrivals, or have said that they will be doing so soon.