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2007 Key Achievements

The 2008 Voices of Courage Awards luncheon honored three refugee women for their outstanding work to end sexual violence.

Family Detention: A step in the right direction
Immigration officials conducted a tour of the Hutto center in Texas to showcase major changes made at the controversial family detention facility. Find out more in the newsroom

Learn more about the first-ever family detention standards

Risking Rape in the Search for Firewood

Every day, millions of women and girls risk rape as they search for the firewood they need to cook food for their families. The Women's Commission is leading international efforts to address fuel-related issues for refugees. Find out more

Photo by Megan McKenna/Women's Commission

Country at a Crossroads: Challenges Facing Young People in Sierra Leone Six Years after the War, Apr 2008.

Iraqi Refugee Women and Youth in Jordan: Reproductive Health Findings, Sept 2007. Also available in Arabic.

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The working lives of Bhutanese refugees and displaced Nepalis

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Read about creative economic opportunities for displaced people in Nepal

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sierra leone

Read our new report Country at a Crossroads, based on a recent Women's Commission delegation to Sierra Leone to study educational and economic opportunities for out-of-school youth.
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iraq

Since the war's start in 2003, millions of people have been uprooted in Iraq. Forced to flee their homes, Iraqi women and children have gone to Jordan, Syria and elsewhere in the region. Learn more

Five Years Later, A Hidden Crisis Read the IRC Commission's report on Iraqi refugees.