Refugees

Dozens of people lying on cots with blankets in a large room with a bare floor.

Why Providing Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine Is Challenging—and What to Do About It

Tufts experts explain how to help those Ukrainians in need and others whose lives are destabilized by conflicts worldwide

the scene at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan in August 2021

Global Affairs

Global Tufts Community Comes to the Rescue in Afghanistan

As the Taliban overthrew the Afghan government in August 2021, a small Fletcher School team mobilized a network of Tufts alumni and faculty to help evacuate...

illustration from the inside of one of the vans

Global Affairs

In the Chaotic Evacuation of Afghanistan, the Tufts Network Arranged a Midnight Convoy

A first-hand account of the effort to help Afghans at risk make it onto one of the last flights out

Global Affairs

After Afghanistan Fell to the Taliban, Three Tufts Alumnae Aided Afghans Around the World

An ambassador, a professor, and a U.S. diplomat advocate for those facing danger at home and uncertainty abroad

An illustration shows Afghan schoolgirls and their families arriving in a Canadian airport after fleeing from their homeland. They are all wearing masks because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Global Affairs

With Afghan Schoolgirls in Peril, These Volunteers Rushed to Help

Tufts graduates describe the harrowing journey of young women who fled from the Taliban—and how an international network mobilized to respond

Afghan evacuees on a U.S. military base.

Global Affairs

Tapping Community Volunteers to Resettle Afghan Refugees

A humanitarian leader partners with the State Department and citizen groups to integrate Afghans into American life

Refugees

Why is Turkey Pushing Refugees to Return to Syria?

Erdogan’s controversial proposal responds to shifting public opinion and his desire for a buffer zone on his southern border, says Fletcher School professor