Mr. President. the problem of refugees is an international problem which is growing all the time. Mary King. Deputy Director of ACTION. recently authored an article entitled "People. Not Money. Can Save Lives: New Help for Refugees." which appeared in the February 24 edition of the London Sunday Times. Ms. King states the problem bluntly: There are 10 million refugees in the world. and in the last three years the number has grown by more than 2.000 a day. At the same time. she goes on to point out. nationalism and other factors are often making the acceptance of help from other countries difficult in the very countries where the help is desperately needed. This is why Ms. Kings report that a new international voluntary approach which is being used in Asia holds great promise. From my own efforts to get the Peace Corps involved in international efforts to help with the tragedy of the Cambodian refugees. I know how very important the contribution of these volunteers can be. International volunteers can provide experienced. effective. and nonpolitical help.
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