August 25, 2021

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Can the U.S. Meet the Humanitarian Challenges of Its Own Making?
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BY MARY GIOVAGNOLI | Heavy rains have fallen over Washington D.C. this past week, remnants of the hurricanes and tropical storms of the season.

But a different kind of heaviness—the shock of lost lives and dreams caused by the fall of Afghanistan, the earthquake in Haiti and continued suppression of asylum seekers at the U.S. Mexico border—also hangs over the city, as policymakers attempt to grapple with a new round of humanitarian crises. In each case, directly or indirectly, the U.S. has contributed to these events, and therefore must do more to immediately help those in need.

We must also take this moment, however, to assess what kind of lasting policy changes would prepare us to truly become the leader once again in protecting refugees and other vulnerable people in need around the world.

A recap of the immediate needs for each of these distinct and desperate situations is in order.

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