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david miliband as a president and ceo of the i-cc, as well with the foreign secretary -- i'm sure you are busy with much much more important things, we appreciate your time. but >> thank you. >> let's talk about the potential current and potential future refugee situation, the un high commissioner tweeted today that more than 50,000 ukrainian refugees. 50,000. have fled their country in less than 48 hours, a majority to poland and moldova, and many more are moving toward its borders. what are your expectations in terms of the refugee population of this crisis? i am assuming most of these people, if not all of them, have nothing beyond the clothing on their backs. so what kind of preparations as the ioc making, if any? >> we had a team in poland for the last three weeks to ensure that we can add value to the work of local civil society and local government in poland, and we're also contacting -- inside ukraine because in addition to the 50,000 refugees across the border you've got 100 and 150,000 who have fled their homes, but remain within ukraine, in terms of what we're expecting nex

let's begin with david miliband and then go to graham young. david miliband is president and ceo of the international rescue committee where he oversees the agencies humanitarian relief operations in more than 40 countries. 2007 to 2010, he was the foreign secretary for the united kingdom. he was a frequent guest before this committee. a great counsel to many of us and we are grateful for his testimony today. we have mr. graham smith, a senior consultant for the international crisis group who worked on the ground in afghanistan for nine years. he previously worked for the u.s. mission in afghanistan and as an international journalist. thank you for appearing and we will begin with you. both of your full statements will be entered into the record. >> thank you very much. thank you very much indeed to both of you for your initiative in taking this hearing. i'm looking forward to answering your questions. i want to bring the voices of 3000 international rescue committee staff across afghanistan into the halls of power today but also try to speak t

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i will introduce them both and we will begin with david miliband. he is president and ceo of the international rescue committee where he oversees the humanitarian relief operations in over 40 countries. he was the foreign secretary for the united kingdom and is a frequent yes before this committee. we are grateful for his appearance today. mr. smith is a senior consultant on afghanistan for an international crisis group that worked on the ground in afghanistan for nine years and previously worked for the assistance mission in afghanistan and in international journalist. thank you for appearing. we will begin and your statements will be entered into the record. >> thank you very much. thank you to both of you for your initiative in setting up this hearing. i'm looking forward to offering you questions and want to bring the voices of three thousand international rescue workers into the room today but also speak to the need of the clients we serve, one million last year and sadly, many more need us today. six months ago, afghanistan was a poor country