🎟️ EARLY BIRD ticket pricing ends tomorrow! As the state of global refugee and humanitarian issues continues to evolve, we find ourselves with more questions than answers. This October, join us in New York City for a critical discussion exploring these issues, featuring Jeremy Konyndyk, Nick Kristof, and Basma Alawee. Visit our website to purchase your tickets. To explore sponsorship opportunities and benefits, contact us! (fb)

For months, a chorus of denial has sought to drown out the reality of famine in #Gaza. The Israeli government and an online army of arm-chair “experts” have insisted that images of emaciated children in Gaza are staged, reports of hunger are exaggerated, and claims of famine are hyperbolic. As someone who has directed famine response efforts for South Sudan, Yemen, Ethiopia, and Nigeria, Jeremy Konyndyk, President of Refugees International says it plainly: this is more than false, it is active disinformation. In his latest for @telegraph, Konyndyk illustrates seven common tropes the famine deniers are parroting – and why they’re wrong. Read the full op-ed on our website. (fb)