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Melissa Fleming: Let's help refugees thrive, not just survive

Today's refugee crisis is the biggest since World War II, and it's growing. When this talk was given, 50 million people had been forcefully displaced from their homes by conflict and war; as of 2021, the number grew to more than 82 million. There were three million Syrian refugees in 2014; now there are 5.5 million languishing in neighboring cou...
https://www.ted.com/talks/melissa_fleming_let_s_help_refugees_thrive_not_just_survive

Melissa Fleming: A boat carrying 500 refugees sunk at sea. The story of two survivors

Aboard an overloaded ship carrying more than 500 refugees, a young woman becomes an unlikely hero. This single, powerful story, told by Melissa Fleming of the UN's refugee agency, gives a human face to the sheer numbers of human beings trying to escape to better lives ... as the refugee ships keep coming ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/melissa_fleming_a_boat_carrying_500_refugees_sunk_at_sea_the_story_of_two_survivors

Melissa Fleming | TED Speaker

Melissa Fleming sheds light on their devastating plight and remarkable resilience of refugees.
Voice for refugees
https://www.ted.com/speakers/melissa_fleming

Playlist: Talks to help you understand what's really going on in the world (14 talks)

The headlines on the front page always change. But these talks — on the seismic phenomenon underlying them — will give you fresh insight.
Curated by TED · 14 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_when_you_realize_you

Playlist: Refugees welcome (12 talks)

Not since World War II have so many people been forcibly displaced by war and persecution. Talks on why it's important to help refugees thrive, and personal stories of starting over.
Curated by TED · 12 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/refugees_welcome

The uprooted dreams of refugees: Melissa Fleming live at TEDGlobal 2014

“These are very difficult times to be a refugee,” says the UN Refugee Agency’s Melissa Fleming. She gives some stats that are hard to swallow: Not since WWII have there been so many people on the run; by the end of today 32,000 people will have been forcibly displaced from their homes; currently there are 1 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon...
Posted October 8, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/10/08/the-uprooted-dreams-of-refugees-melissa-fleming-live-at-tedglobal-2014

TEDxValladolidSalon - an independently organized event

About this event: We will show Melissa Fleming TEDGlobal 2014 Talk and then we will have a moderated and open discussion by the General Coordinator of Cruz Roja Española where the word and debate is on the audience hands to talk about the real barriers refugees find and how as individuals, organizations and countries we could and should help refugees to rebuild t...
Event details: Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain · February 3, 2016
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/16417

Go behind the scenes at TEDSummit all week, inside the Facebook Live Studio

Get exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to TEDSummit inside our Facebook Live Studio. Join some of your favorite TED speakers for conversational interviews -- and you can ask them your questions in the comments. See everything on TED's Facebook page as it happens: Here's the schedule: Sunday, June 26 4pm Eastern: TED speaker coaches s...
Posted June 26, 2016
https://blog.ted.com/2016/06/26/go-behind-the-scenes-at-tedsummit-all-week-inside-the-facebook-live-studio

Neil Gaiman’s Hansel & Gretel has an unexpected inspiration

Neil Gaiman writes stunningly original stories that can make the skin crawl and the teeth chatter. But his latest work might sound familiar: it’s an adaptation of the Brothers Grimm breadcrumb dropper, Hansel & Gretel. A collaboration between author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Lorenzo Mattotti for Toon Books, Hansel & Gretel is a swirl ...
Posted October 28, 2014
https://ideas.ted.com/neil-gaimans-hansel-gretel-has-an-unexpected-inspiration

Blueprints: A sneak peek of session 7 at TEDGlobal 2014

So you want to make a difference in the world? Well, first you need a plan. In this session, we turn from technology to social good, with four speakers armed with roadmaps to solving some of society's thorniest problems. The speakers who’ll appear in this session: Sustainability activist Tasso Azevedo has helped reduce the rate of deforestat...
Posted October 8, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/10/08/blueprints-a-sneak-peek-of-session-7-at-tedglobal-2014

TEDxTheHague - an independently organized event

About this event: You are cordially invited to the next TEDxTheHague salon at our brand new venue! Our May edition — themed On the Other Hand — is curated by TEDxTheHague. There are — at least — two sides to every story. Which one do you want to believe? Which one suits you best? Which one tells the story you're already telling yourself? We'll explore this them...
Event details: The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands · May 13, 2016
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/19837

This infographic shows what it's like to be a modern refugee

"Syrians are just looking for a quiet place where nobody hurts you," says one refugee, who survived a capsized escape craft on his dangerous journey. Clarice Holt, an illustrator in London, was moved by the simple, powerful truths she heard in Melissa Fleming’s TED Talk, "Let's help refugees thrive" -- and made these beautiful illustrations to s...
Posted December 4, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/12/04/in-6-drawings-how-we-can-help-refugees-thrive

In case you missed it: Day 2 of TEDGlobal 2014

Day 2 of TEDGlobal brought a slew of fascinating talks. Below, a few of today's highlights... Ameenah Gurib-Fakim makes us wonder what a "monkey apple" tastes like. Early this morning, biodiversity scientist revealed some of the amazing plants with unusual medicinal properties that grow in the Mascarene Islands. She dropped a pretty incre...
Posted October 8, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/10/08/in-case-you-missed-it-day-2-of-tedglobal-2014

A map of the future: A recap of session 7 of TEDGlobal 2014

The theme of this session is "Blueprints." And so we hear from speakers who have that all-too-easy-to-overlook first step: a plan. Brazil is named for a tree, says Tasso Azevedo. And thus, it is a good place to be a forester. 12% of the world’s forests are in the country, primarily in the Amazon, which plays a vital role in global climate...
Posted October 8, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/10/08/a-map-of-the-future-a-recap-of-session-7-of-tedglobal-2014

A day of TEDx talks from people who dedicate their lives to the global good

On the day he was released from his cell, Vincent Cochetel sported a beard “that would be trendy today.” It was not a fashion decision. In 1998, Cochetel, the director of the Bureau for Europe for the UN High Commission on Refugees, was kidnapped in Chechnya and held hostage for 317 days, most of that time chained to a bed. Last week, in a c...
Posted December 18, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/12/18/at-tedxplacedesnations-talks-from-those-who-dedicate-their-lives-to-the-global-good

A day of TEDx talks from people who dedicate their lives to the global good

On the day he was released from his cell, Vincent Cochetel sported a beard “that would be trendy today.” It was not a fashion decision. In 1998, Cochetel, the director of the Bureau for Europe for the UN High Commission on Refugees, was kidnapped in Chechnya and held hostage for 317 days, most of that time chained to a bed. Last week, in a c...
Posted December 18, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/12/18/at-tedxplacedesnations-talks-from-those-who-dedicate-their-lives-to-the-global-good

TEDGlobal begins! Speakers share thoughts and snaps on Twitter and Instagram

TEDGlobal 2014 has officially begun! Today brings our famous TED Fellows sessions, full of fresh ideas from our global network of iconoclasts. As we start to cover this conference here on the TED Blog, on Twitter and on Instagram, here's a look at what speakers are sharing online -- to bring you backstage with them. Geo-scientist Andrés R...
Posted October 6, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/10/06/tedglobal-begins-speakers-share-thoughts-and-snaps-on-twitter-and-instagram

How small lies turn into big lies, what everyday objects tell us about inequality, and robots that lend a helping hand during disasters

Just a few of the intriguing headlines involving members of the TED community this week: The cascading effect of small lies. Tali Sharot is the senior author on a paper published in Nature Neuroscience that sheds light on the possible slippery-slope effect of telling small, self-serving lies. Using an fMRI scanning device to monitor the a...
Posted November 4, 2016
https://blog.ted.com/2016/11/04/how-small-lies-turn-into-big-lies-what-everyday-objects-tell-us-about-inequality-and-robots-that-lend-a-helping-hand-during-disasters

Meet the 110 speakers at TEDSummit 2016 (including some of the most popular of all time)

The number is 110: One hundred and ten past and new TED speakers are part of our newest conference, TEDSummit, happening in Banff, Canada, 26–30 June 2016. And you are invited to join us! Some of the most popular TED speakers of all time, including Dan Pink, David Gallo, Esther Perel, Kelly and Jane McGonigal, Pico Iyer and dozens more...
Posted March 29, 2016
https://blog.ted.com/2016/03/29/110-new-and-past-ted-talks-speakers-at-tedsummit-2016-registration-is-open

The world’s refugees need all the help they can get. Here are 7 ways that businesses can support them

Want to do something to help the world’s more than 25 million refugees? Any business -- no matter its size -- can give them a boost, says Melissa Fleming, chief spokesperson for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. On Saturday, June 9, I had the honor of co-hosting the first-ever TEDx event held at a refugee camp -- it took place at Kenya’s Kakuma Cam...
Posted June 15, 2018
https://ideas.ted.com/the-worlds-refugees-need-all-the-help-they-can-get-here-are-7-ways-that-businesses-can-support-them

8 practical ways to help refugees

Melissa Fleming of the UN's Refugee Agency shares some ways to help refugees right now. When a million refugees showed up in Europe this past year, the world began to take notice of a problem that has been steadily growing before our eyes. Ten years ago, 38 million people had been driven from their homes because of war or persecution; right now...
Posted September 14, 2016
https://ideas.ted.com/8-practical-ways-to-help-refugees

TEDGlobal 2014: The full lineup revealed

TEDGlobal 2014 is themed “South!,” and it will be the first official TED conference held in South America. Focusing on themes emerging around the world, this conference will take a bold look at the ideas flowing from the Global South, discussing innovation as well as social and political issues, art as well as education, resources as well as tec...
Posted September 2, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/09/02/tedglobal-2014-the-full-lineup-revealed

Decisive ideas, scientific breakthroughs, critical junctures: A recap of TEDGlobal>Geneva

Innovation happens at the critical junctures between success and failure, risk and reward, truth and daring, past and future. At TEDGlobal>Geneva, in a former power plant right in the middle of the Rhone river in downtown Geneva, the conference gathered 900 attendees from nearly 80 countries. Against a stage backdrop designed by the student...
Posted December 10, 2015
https://blog.ted.com/2015/12/10/tedglobalgeneva_recap

Your holiday reading list: 58 books recommended by TED speakers

From tech to self-help via poetry, fiction and graphic novels, here are the books you need to read. What’s the one book you're always thrilled to discover that someone else has read? We posed that question to TED speakers -- and, well, they geeked out, offering us a list of hidden gems that wouldn’t typically crop up on a holiday shopping list....
Posted December 7, 2015
https://ideas.ted.com/your-holiday-reading-list-58-books-recommended-by-ted-speakers
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