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Refugees

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Refugees.

Video playlists about Refugees

Refugees welcome

12 talks • 2h 54m

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.

Talks about Refugees

Joseph Shin

How doctors can help fix the broken US asylum system

Posted Aug 2020

Chrystina Russell

A path to higher education and employment for refugees

Posted Jun 2020

Norma Pimentel

Restoring human dignity at the US southern border

Posted May 2020

Erika Pinheiro

What's really happening at the US-Mexico border — and how we can do better

Posted Nov 2019

Paul A. Kramer

Our immigration conversation is broken — here's how to have a better one

Posted Nov 2019

Luis H. Zayas

The psychological impact of child separation at the US-Mexico border

Posted Oct 2019

Juan Enriquez

A personal plea for humanity at the US-Mexico border

Posted Oct 2019

Will Hurd

A wall won't solve America's border problems

Posted Sep 2019

Melanie Nezer

The fundamental right to seek asylum

Posted Jul 2019

Muhammed Idris

What refugees need to start new lives

Posted Apr 2019

P.J. Parmar

How doctors can help low-income patients (and still make a profit)

Posted Feb 2019

Halima Aden

How I went from child refugee to international model

Posted Aug 2018

Mary Maker

Why I fight for the education of refugee girls (like me)

Posted Aug 2018

Essam Daod

How we can bring mental health support to refugees

Posted Jun 2018

Clemantine Wamariya

War and what comes after

Posted Apr 2018

Yasin Kakande

What's missing in the global debate over refugees

Posted Apr 2018

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