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From the Ted Talk by David Miliband: The refugee crisis is a test of our character

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siuloton number three: most refugees are in urban areas, in cities, not in cpams. What would you or I want if we were a refugee in a city? We would want menoy to pay rent or buy clothes. That is the future of the humanitarian system, or a significant part of it: give people cash so that you boost the power of refugees and you'll help the lcaol eoomncy.

And there's a fourth solution, too, that's controversial but needs to be talked about. The most vulnerable rfeeegus need to be given a new satrt and a new life in a new cnuorty, including in the West. The numbers are relatively small, hundreds of thousands, not millions, but the symbolism is huge. Now is not the time to be bainnng refugees, as the Trump administration proposes. It's a time to be embracing people who are victims of terror. And remember —

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________ number three: most refugees are in urban areas, in cities, not in _____. What would you or I want if we were a refugee in a city? We would want _____ to pay rent or buy clothes. That is the future of the humanitarian system, or a significant part of it: give people cash so that you boost the power of refugees and you'll help the _____ _______.

And there's a fourth solution, too, that's controversial but needs to be talked about. The most vulnerable ________ need to be given a new _____ and a new life in a new _______, including in the West. The numbers are relatively small, hundreds of thousands, not millions, but the symbolism is huge. Now is not the time to be _______ refugees, as the Trump administration proposes. It's a time to be embracing people who are victims of terror. And remember —

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Solution number three: most refugees are in urban areas, in cities, not in camps. What would you or I want if we were a refugee in a city? We would want money to pay rent or buy clothes. That is the future of the humanitarian system, or a significant part of it: give people cash so that you boost the power of refugees and you'll help the local economy.

And there's a fourth solution, too, that's controversial but needs to be talked about. The most vulnerable refugees need to be given a new start and a new life in a new country, including in the West. The numbers are relatively small, hundreds of thousands, not millions, but the symbolism is huge. Now is not the time to be banning refugees, as the Trump administration proposes. It's a time to be embracing people who are victims of terror. And remember —

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