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Public and private relief organizations are trying to meet the immediate needs of thousands left homeless after hurricane Katrina. A panel of international relief experts weigh in on what longer term aid may be necessary and how it can be delivered.
Kenneth Bacon, president of Refugees International
Gene Dewey, former Assistant Secretary of State for population, refugees, and migration
Hugh Parmer, president, American Refugee Committee
Anastasia Brown, director of refugee services, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The Nobel Prize winning author of more than 40 books presents his latest work of fiction. It features a Holocaust survivor confronting the emotional cost of displacement.
Elie Wiesel, author, Holocaust survivor, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate