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Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

Reflecting the best humanitarian traditions of the American people, the U.S. Government funds protection and life-sustaining relief for millions of refugees and victims of conflict around the globe. The United States also admits tens of thousands of refugees annually for permanent resettlement. The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), headed by Acting Assistant Secretary Samuel M. Witten, is central to these efforts. Within the government, PRM has primary responsibility for formulating policies on population, refugees, and migration, and for administering U.S. refugee assistance and admissions programs.

PRM coordinates U.S. international population policy and promotes its goals through bilateral and multilateral cooperation. It works closely with the U.S. Agency for International Development, which administers U.S. international population programs. The Bureau also coordinates U.S. international migration policy within the U.S. Government and through bilateral and multilateral diplomacy.

PRM administers and monitors U.S. contributions to international and non-governmental organizations to assist and protect refugees abroad. In overseeing admissions of refugees to the United States for permanent resettlement, the Bureau works closely with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of Health and Human Services, and various state and private voluntary agencies.

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Iraqi Refugee Admissions and Assistance Programs
Special briefing and fact sheet on Iraqi Refugee admissions and assistance programs. (Sept. 12)

Writing Goals, Objectives, and Indicators for PRM-funded Humanitarian Assistance Projects
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) together with InterAction, the largest coalition of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focused on the world’s poor and most vulnerable people, will host two seminars for NGOs on Developing Objectives and Indicators for PRM-funded humanitarian assistance projects. More

Banner: Conference on Protection of Unaccompanied and Separated Children, October 22-24, 2008, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.

Limited space availability: Register now to attend the Conference on Protection of Unaccompanied and Separated Children, October 22-24. Full Text | More

FY2009 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcements, December 1, 2008 - February 1, 2009
-- NGO Programs in the Great Lakes/Central Africa Region benefiting refugees, refugee returnees, and receiving communities. (Sept. 8) Deadline: October 15th at 6pm EDT. More

--NGO Programs in Kenya benefiting refugees. (Sept. 8) Deadline: October 15th at 6pm EDT. More

--NGO Programs in Sudan benefiting Southern Sudanese refugees, refugee returnees, and receiving communities. (Sept. 8) Deadline: October 15th at 6pm EDT. More

2009 Cultural Orientation Technical Assistance Program
The purpose of the Cultural Orientation Technical Assistance Program is to strengthen linkages between overseas cultural orientation programs for refugees approved for admission to the United States and reception and placement activities conducted upon their arrival. (Sept. 3) Deadline: November 5th at 5pm EDT. More

Attacks on Kalma Camp, Darfur Press Statement (Aug. 25)

First Lady Visits Refugee Camp in Thailand
During her visit to the Mae La Refugee Camp in Mae Sot, Thailand, Mrs. Laura Bush visits with a class studying grammar. The camp, the largest of nine on the border, houses at least 39,000 refugees fleeing the oppression in Burma. More photos

PRM Acting Assistant Secretary Visits Kenya and Ethiopia
Acting Assistant Secretary Witten traveled to Kenya and Ethiopia in early August to monitor assistance and resettlement programs for Somali refugees. Here, he talks to camp architect who explains camp expansion plans. More photos

Fiscal Year 2008 Funding For The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Statement (June 27)

World Refugee Day: June 20

Our commitment to protecting and assisting refugees is deep and abiding, part of our nation’s history, and it goes to the very core of our values. We remain committed to protecting and developing durable solutions for refugees worldwide. (June 19) Statement

The United States is pleased by today’s election of Ambassador William Lacy Swing as the next Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). (June 18) Media Note

2009 Congressional Presentation Document: Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance PDF

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