A Boat Carrying 500 Refugees Sunk at Sea. The Story of Two Survivors, Melissa Fleming, TED Talks

Aboard an overloaded ship carrying more than 500 refugees, a young woman becomes an unlikely hero. This single, powerful story, told by Melissa Fleming of the UN s refugee agency, gives a human face to the sheer numbers of human beings trying to escape to better lives. .. as the refugee ships keep coming. .. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for