Halima Aden

I know I got to do something that's one in a million, to escape a refugee camp, to come to this country and have so many doors open for me. So I want to go back and make a difference and give motivation or hope to all the kids that never got to leave or have the privilege that I did.

American Model

Til Schweiger

A lot of people are thanking me for standing up, but I don't want to be the only one standing up. Our political leaders are important. But I don't see anyone hunting down these guys setting refugee camps on fire or sending them to jail.

German Director

Jimmy Barnes

Politicians have been spreading fear, saying if we're letting in refugees, we're letting in terrorists. It's not the truth. We've got to recognise the difference between terrorism and people who are refugees; people who are struggling.

Scottish Musician

Dalai Lama

I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console.

Tibetan Leader

Joe Gebbia

From natural disasters to the refugee crises, the impact we can have as individuals might seem limited. But as many of our hosts know, sharing your home for even a few nights can make a tremendous difference in someone's life.

American Designer

Tom Malinowski

We need to protect immigrants who come here seeking a better life, rather than turning our backs on refugees and closing our borders and our hearts to others.

Sebastian Kurz

We need to shift our focus from the debates about redistributing refugees within the E.U. and should concentrate more on external border protection.

Austrian Politician

Yasmine Al Masri

I come from a family of refugees. I'm used to surviving and going with the flow, and what happened to me was just life.

Palestinian Actress

Travis Kalanick

Immigration and openness to refugees is an important part of our country's success and, quite honestly, to Uber's.

American Businessman

Vanessa Redgrave

I've identified all my life with refugees.

English Actress

Refugee implies fleeing for safety, not regular travel or relocation for jobs or education.

Escape Not Travel

Refugees often seek protection under international law and may not return home safely.

Legal Protection

Being a refugee is often seen as a temporary condition until it's safe to return home.

Temporary Status

Internal refugees are displaced within their own country, not abroad.

Not Always Abroad

Internal refugees usually flee due to natural disasters or local conflicts.

Disaster Driven

In computing, 'refugee' can mean software adapting to a new digital environment.

Software Adaptation

Tech refugees usually arise when old programs must survive in new tech landscapes.

Tech Obsolescence

 for the whole population, not just for the refugee population but for the whole population. They build schools for the whole population, not just for the refugee population. So in a way they are learning their lessons, they're becoming better in what they do and this is a great example. We were very encouraged by what we saw there. There is a lot of talk about return,

Chaos in the Heart of...

 or maybe just drop into your local refugee tutoring center. Or perhaps you work at an office. Take out that new grad who looks totally out of place -- 'cause that was me -- and open doors for them, not in a tokenistic way, because we're not victims, but show them the opportunities because opening up your world

What does my headscarf...

 that no refugee would be on those dangerous boats if they could thrive where they are. And no migrant would take that dangerous journey if they had enough food for themselves and their children. And no one would put their life savings in the hands of those notorious smugglers

A boat carrying 500...

 for the last few years refugees have troubled past and a bleak future and we - if we don't help them to succeed our future is not going to be bright either if we don't help them to become constructive productive members of the new societies it is going to be

My plan to help refugees...

 to get a better life. They're fleeing for their lives. It's a real tragedy that the world's most famous refugee can't come to speak to you here today. Many of you will know this picture. It shows the lifeless body

The refugee crisis is a...

 and that seize property from refugees. What are we doing? How has the situation come to this, that we've adopted such an inhumane response to a humanitarian crisis? I don't believe it's because people don't care,

Our refugee system is...

 Others have crossed a border and sought shelter outside of their own countries. They are commonly referred to as refugees. But what exactly does that term mean? The world has known refugees for millennia,

What does it mean to be...

 Being a child refugee has taught me that one could be stripped of food, shelter, clean drinking water, even friendship, but the one thing that no one could ever take away from you is your education.

How I went from child...

 And we showed it to a group of people whose decisions affect the lives of millions of people. And these are people who might not otherwise be sitting in a tent in a refugee camp in Jordan.

Chris Milk: How virtual...

 Like the macaques, his forebears were refugees from the advancing Sahara.