Disaster Quote by Anne McLellan

We need a dramatic improvement in the way we train people who get displaced.

— John Kasich

Never in our country's history have we witnessed a natural disaster that has impacted so many people in such a wide area. In fact,…

— Jo Bonner

In the midst of economic recovery and global upheaval, disasters like this remind us of the common humanity that we share.

— Barack Obama

We live in a world where over 160 million people are displaced because of climate change or war, and they have no rights and…

— Jihae

I have witnessed firsthand the anguish of this humanitarian tragedy - in Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and other conflict and post-conflict zones. The destruction…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

Hundreds of millions of human beings on our planet increasingly suffer from unemployment, poverty, hunger, and the destruction of their families.

— Hans Kung

The numbers that we can welcome to our own countries are relatively small in comparison to the millions that have been displaced, but it's…

— Ed Miliband

How many disasters do we need to unite humanity

— Loesje

“Globally, 1 in every 122 humans is now either a refugee, internally displaced, or seeking asylum. If this were the population of a country,…

— Thomas L Friedman

Our human population continues to expand at such a scary rate - it's unbelievable.

— Bindi Irwin

As populations continue to increase, and the climate continues to deteriorate, and as people flock in ever increasing numbers to large, underdeveloped cities, the…

— Antonio Guterres

Today we're faced with over 500 casualties, a cost of over $200 billion. And it could rise - the casualties could go into thousands…

— Dennis Kucinich