LEMON DROP | The World is Out Of Balance: David Miliband on World Refugee Day

The Don Lemon Show

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Society & Culture, News

3.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In honor of World Refugee Day, Don sits down with David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, for a powerful and urgent conversation about the global refugee crisis. With a record 122 million people displaced worldwide, Miliband breaks down the root causes of this staggering number and the human toll behind the statistics. They also examine the far-reaching implications of the Trump administration’s refugee and immigration policies, from gutted resettlement programs to severe cuts in humanitarian aid. What does this mean for the U.S.'s role on the world stage? And how can Americans step up in a moment that demands action? This is a conversation about accountability, compassion, and what it truly means to lead in a time of crisis. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to FFRF.US/Freedom or text DON to 511 511 and become a member today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the year 2000.
0:02.8	Everyone, everywhere, is having fun, except me.
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0:10.6	Yeah, we can't be your little ducky forever, can I?
0:13.0	Inspired by a true story.
0:14.8	You walk out of this house a boy.
0:16.4	One day you'll come back.
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0:44.3	David Milvan, the president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee,
0:48.4	one of the leading humanitarian organizations in the world.
0:51.3	And keep the world in mind, that's what we're going to talk about.
0:54.3	It's World Refugee Day. That's what we're going to talk about. It's World Refugee Day.
0:55.9	That's what we're discussing mainly with global displacement at record highs.
1:00.3	His work and the work of the IRC has never been more urgent at this moment, especially with the
1:05.3	cuts and all of that, even from support from wealthy donors like Elon Musk has suddenly been slashed.
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