20th century Quote by Elie Wiesel

The latest computer modeling I've seen indicates that at mid-century, there might be 150 million people classified as "environmental refugees."

— Bill McKibben

Refugee today means somebody who has no home. No homeland. No security. No government to protect him or her. And it is of course…

— Elie Wiesel

A refugee in the traditional vision is someone who flees from country to another because of persecution or conflict. But what we're witnessing now…

— Antonio Guterres

“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

We've been talking about the Syrian refugee crisis a lot, in the news in the U.K. and possibly the U.S., but it isn't the…

— Nadine Shah

Every new refugee to a society, whether it's the United States or some other place, is subjected to fear. They are the new outsider…

— Nguyen Viet Thang

We are sold the idea of a refugee as a tiny child sitting crying, as a way of raising money, but elderly ladies and…

— Mary Beard

Almost every continent in the world, including our own, has refugees. But how often when we hear the word do we pause to remind…

— Scott Simon

“Refugees are not a monolith. Each journey is unique. Some arrive with dreams and aspirations; others carry the heavy burdens of trauma they long…

— Hagir Elsheikh

There are many war refugees and three times as many climate refugees. All of them are people who can no longer live where they…

— Vivienne Westwood

“At a time when there are more refugees than ever, the rich world has turned its back on them. Our myths and religions are…

— Ben Rawlence

In countless communities across America today, refugees are giving back to the country that has given them a new start.

— Antony Blinken