U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

infobox Organization
name =


motto = Protecting Refugees, Serving Immigrants, and Upholding Freedom
formation = 1911
type = Non-Profit Organization
headquarters = 1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW
location = Washington, D.C. 20036
website = [http://www.refugees.org www.refugees.org] The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is an international advocacy and domestic refugee resettlement organization, headquartered in Washington, DC. According to the organization's mission statement, USCRI was established "To address the needs and rights of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life." In addition, the organization defends the rights of refugees and asylum seekers worldwide.

USCRI offers programs for resettlement and placement, grants, financial literacy, citizenship, health and nutrition, as well as programs for refugees with disabilities and refugees from Burundi.cite web|title=Participate|publisher=USCRI|date=2008-06-24|url=http://www.refugees.org/participate.aspx] cite web|title=Health and Human Services Division|publisher=USCRI|date=2008-06-24|url=http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=2080&subm=178&area=Participate&]

The National Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children

The National Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children is a partnership between USCRI and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. According to the Center’s website, its goal is to help provide unaccompanied immigrant children arriving in the United States with “the legal and social services necessary to navigate U.S. Immigration Courts.” Each child helped by the Center is under age 18 and without a parent or resources in the United States. The Center holds pro bono trainings throughout the United States for potential volunteer attorneys.

World Refugee Survey

The "World Refugee Survey" is an annual USCRI report presenting information on refugees, internally displaced persons and asylum seekers. The country-by-country analysis is based on information collected from governments, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations and field visits. Each country profiled in the "Survey" is given a grade. Countries are rated according to refugees' enjoyment of rights under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and are graded on: 1) Refoulement/Physical Protection 2) Freedom of Movement and Residence 3) Detention/Access to Courts 4) Right to Earn a Livelihood and 5) Public Relief and Education.

On June 19, 2008, the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants and its research partners released the World Refugee Survey 2008 with events around the world. Within the annual publication, USCRI released a list of the Ten Worst Places for Refugees. Countries and regions were graded based on their commitment to standards outlined in the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. As determined by the Committtee, the 'Ten Worst Places' were: Bangladesh, China, Europe, India, Iraq, Kenya, Malaysia, Russia, Sudan, and Thailand.cite news|title=World Refugee Survey 2008|publisher=U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants|date=2008-06-19|url=http://www.refugees.org/survey] Sixty countries hosting the largest numbers of refugees were profiled in the 2008 survey.

On June 20, 2008, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak of Malaysia stated, "Malaysia strongly disagrees with the newly released World Refugee Survey 2008." cite news|title=Malaysia Disagrees With World Refugee Survey|publisher=Bernama.com|date=2008-06-20|url=http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=340875]

References

External Links

* [http://www.refugees.org Official USCRI Site]


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