Rescue, David Miliband
Rescue, David Miliband
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Rescue
Refugees and the Political Crisis of our Time

Author: David Miliband

Narrator: David Miliband

Unabridged: 2 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/14/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

We are in the midst of a global refugee crisis. Sixty five million people are fleeing for their lives. The choices are urgent, not just for them but for all of us. What can we possibly do to help?

With compassion and clarity, David Miliband shows why we should care and how we can make a difference. He takes us from war zones in the Middle East to peaceful suburbs in America to explain the crisis and show what can be done, not just by governments with the power to change policy but by citizens with the urge to change lives. His innovative and practical call to action shows that the crisis need not overwhelm us.

Miliband says this is a fight to uphold the best of human nature in the face of rhetoric and policy that humor the worst. He defends the international order built by western leaders out of the ashes of World War II, but says now is the time for reform. Describing his family story and drawing revealing lessons from his life in politics, David Miliband shows that if we fail refugees, then we betray our own history, values, and interests. The message is simple: rescue refugees and we rescue ourselves.

About David Miliband

David Miliband is President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). From 2007 to 2010, Miliband was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, driving advancements in human rights and representing the UK throughout the world. Miliband graduated from Oxford University in 1987 with a first class honors degree in philosophy, politics, and economics and received a master’s degree in political science in 1989 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which he attended as a Kennedy Scholar. President Bill Clinton’s called him, “one of the ablest, most creative public servants of our time.” Rescue is his first book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ra on February 25, 2018

A short and important book that puts the refugee crisis in perspective. David Milliband the CEO and president of the International Rescue Committee in New York underscores individual and institutional responsibility towards the refugees and argues against policies that vilify them. He states that blu......more

Goodreads review by Apoorva on October 24, 2018

David Miliband, the author, has once held the post of Britain’s foreign secretary and now heads the International Rescue Committee, a New York-based NGO that provides relief to refugees and resettles displaced people. This book hits home for me as I too advocate and feel deeply for many of the topic......more

Goodreads review by James on October 30, 2017

Rescue is a passionate plea for the world to aid refugees, whose number has increased to the point where the word 'crisis' might not be too extreme. The author, David Miliband, is now head of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). He had been Foreign Secretary in Tony Blair's government. But he i......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on July 03, 2019

The first of the 'Ted 30' books I have read. I must say that I was expecting more. It's short, there are only 120 pages. It's fairly basic and feels like a piece of politico rather than an educational read. It's fighting for the right cause, but it's not a great book. Summary: Hi I'm David Miliband,......more

Goodreads review by shpotakovskaya on January 29, 2021

if i had my own bookstore - I would put this book on the 'must read' shelf. its short, its informative, it gives you just the right amount of information to begin to understand this global (!) problem of refugees migration. “Together the top ten refugee-hosting countries account for only 2.5 percent......more

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