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Amanda B. Clinton wrote an article talking about the crisis refugees are facing with psychological health. She stated that the APA Office of International Affairs hosted a program called the International Learning Partner Program in Kosovo. 10 U.S. based psychologists who joined the program in Kosovo allowed people like Ilir, an expert in Balkan culture, who had no choice but to flee his country.According to United Nations High Commissions on Refugees every 20 minutes people leave everything behind in order to escape the terror of war and persecution. Okazaki, Haarlammert, Guler and Liu (2019), indicated that psychology has never been more important than it is today. With the strong leadership in the APA evidence on the recognition of the refugees rights has increasingly gotten a lot better.

President Donald Trump signed the executive order to ban Muslims. Protesters around the Western world to raise their voices against the discrimination and the violation of the international human rights laws (1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees and post-World War II Refugee Convention of 1952)

Interesting article about physical and mental needs of the refugees looking to come to the United States. The article is written in simple language and easy to understand.

Humanitarian leaders warn public, as international donors pledge billions in support of refugee crisis in a London meeting on Thursday, that it is not enough. Although aid is important, the most important thing to do right now is stop the war.

This website shows the difficulties the immigrants and refugees face when they first come to the U.S like the culture difference, having hard time communication, having hard times finding jobs

All immigrants, irrespective of their legal status, have human rights. Draconian security crackdowns have led to a wholesale assault on basic freedoms and rights. Immigrants need representation and assistance on securing human rights.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Sesame Workshop (the organization behind Sesame Street) are teaming up to give millions of refugee children in Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria support to learn and grow. They are combining Sesame Street's history of educational content with IRC's history of assisting crisis-affected areas to deliver learning opportunities tailored to the needs of the children and caregivers.

This is a must need for these children suffering from trauma. I did not know learning can reverse the effects of toxic stress.