Stand for Human Rights and Humanitarianism with David Miliband, International Rescue Committee

On Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) talked with Dean Judith Kelley and Professor Gavin Yamey about the IRC's role in protecting the most vulnerable people in the world and about humanitarian work during a pandemic.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and over 20 U.S. cities, IRC teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people.

From 2007 to 2010, Miliband served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, driving advancements in human rights and representing the U.K. throughout the world. In 2006, as Secretary of State for the Environment, he pioneered the world’s first legally binding emissions reduction requirements.

Now, he oversees the IRC's relief and development operations in over 30 countries, its refugee resettlement and assistance programs throughout the United States and the IRC’s advocacy efforts in Washington and other capitals on behalf of the world’s most vulnerable people.
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How has COVID-19 affected refugee camps, and what will it look when a vaccine becomes available? Each year, millions of people, particularly women and children, die from preventable causes in countries affected by violent conflict and natural disasters. Most of these deaths are the result of disruptions related to crisis: poor sanitation, shortages of food and medicine, and inadequate prevention.

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only exacerbated poor outcomes for displaced people but has pulled resources from sustainable development to be used for emergency response. With immigration being more politicized than ever, and consequences dire for the most vulnerable people, there is hope at the IRC that a new administration will result in a restoration of U.S. humanitarian leadership. Their charge for the Biden administration includes reuniting families and upholding the rights of asylum seekers, rebuilding the refugee resettlement program, leading the global response to COVID-19, and addressing climate change.

Stand for Human Rights and Humanitarianism is sponsored by the Duke Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke Center for International Development, Duke Global Health Institute, and Sanford's Policy for the People.

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