We try to ensure that refugee children get primary level schooling, but I am very sorry to say that millions have no chance to continue their education at the secondary level. For them, the idea of entering university is an unrealistic and distant dream. Refugees have been torn from their past, and the path to the future is very uncertain. Finding solutions for refugees is never easy. Returning refugees may find only ruins where their homes once stood, while refugees starting new lives through resettlement must overcome their traumatic experiences and adapt to new languages, cultures and ways of life.
Human society suffers a great loss when refugee lives are wasted or when they are left to perish.
Einstein was a refugee. Andy Grove, Intel Corporation s co-founder and Chairman, was a refugee. Among this gathering, without any doubt, are many former refugees and the children of refugees. A New Partnership Ladies and Gentlemen, Protecting and assisting refugees requires partnerships and teamwork. The key players on the team are the refugees themselves, host communities, national and foreign government agencies, international and non-governmental organizations and, increasingly, business corporations.