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David Miliband, IRC president and former U.K. Foreign Secretary, is profiled in a New York Times story that explores his career in Great Britain, his first months on the job at the IRC, and his family's new life in New York City.
“There are fewer wars than ever before, but more refugees than ever before. There are new pressures in the world of humanitarian intervention. There are new pressures from civil war, climate change, new players. The Islamic world is moving into social welfare in a number of different countries; there are new philanthropies in Africa and elsewhere; the private sector is wanting to play a role.”
- David Miliband, International Rescue Committee president and former U.K.