Desperately Poor Countries Host Refugees While the Affluent World Abandons Them, Africa at LSE, 8/30

Posted byDavid J. SmithPosted inHumanitarian Assistance, News, World AffairsTags:,

By: David J. Smith, August 30, 2017

My colleague Yohannes Woldemariam has written a provocative blog critical of affluent countries that restrict taking in refugees, while poorer countries accommodate them.

Click below  to read the blog

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Published by David J. Smith

I am a career coach, consultant, and head of a not for profit - the Forage Center - that offers humanitarian education training. I also teach at George Mason University and Drexel University. A one time lawyer, I spent many years teaching in a community college where I was a Fulbright U.S. Scholar teaching in Estonia. I'm the author of Peace Jobs: A Student's Guide to Starting a Career Working for Peace (IAP 2016). I've been married to my best friend for over 31 years and we have two well adjusted adult children who teach me something new everyday. I live in Rockville, Maryland.

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