“I am a refugee but the word refugee is not popular,” he told me. I met Elie Wiesel only once, in his New York office two years ago. • David Miliband is president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee. But also the inspiration of his lived life: his fight for truth and justice wherever he saw human dignity threatened. He understood, as well as anyone, the power of knowledge and truth in the battle against ignorance.

Source: The Guardian July 09, 2016 13:00 UTC