Podcast – Return Trip to Lebanon, Jordan & Syria
C. Eduardo Vargas returned from a 3 week assessment trip of the Iraqi refugee situation in the Near East and joined us this morning to share. Hear about Iraqi refugee families, their hardships and hospitality. Together with 9 other delegates from Intersections International he traveled to Lebanon, Jordan & Syria to meet with international aid groups and witness the humanitarian situations of Iraqi refugees. One brief encounter with Hezbollah, tales of torture and tea with Iraqis weave a complicated but monumental challenge for the U.S.
Download Podcast – Return to the Region, Iraqi Refugees 10.25.09
C. Eduardo Vargas is currently a project manager for conflict issues and political advocacy at Intersections International. Prior to this position, he worked on a variety of refugee issues with the Office of Caritas Internationalis at the United Nations. He holds an MA from The Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University.
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bedroom in Syria
UNHCR in Syria
A Looming Iraqi Refugee Crisis
American policy makers start taking notes. C.Eduardo Vargas, a specialist in the Iraqi refugee crisis who has traveled the region, speaks about the developing crisis involving over 5,000,000 Iraqi refugees and internally displaced people. He presents American foreign policy makers with clear and strong actions to address this humanitarian and political challenge.
Download Podcast – Iraqi Refugees 01.24.09
C. Eduardo Vargas is currently a project manager for conflict issues and political advocacy at Intersections International. Prior to this position, he worked on a variety of refugee issues with the Office of Caritas Internationalis at the United Nations. He holds an MA from The Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University.
