Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

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Junior Professional Officer and Associate Expert Program

The U.S. Contributes $85 Million for Humanitarian Assistance to Palestinian Refugees (12/30) Press Release

Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2009 Report to the Congress

FY2009 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in Shimelba Camp, Ethiopia Benefiting Refugees, Beginning April 1, 2009 - May 1, 2009  Deadline: Wednesday February 12, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. (EST). 

FY2009 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs addressing the needs of new DRC refugee arrivals in Uganda, Rwanda and Sudan beginning February 1, 2009 – March 15, 2009 Deadline:  Tuesday January 6, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. (EST)

FY 2009 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Programs Assisting Recently Returned Refugees in Afghanistan
Deadline:  January 22, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)

FY 2009 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO and IO Protection and Assistance Programs for Sri Lankan Refugees in India Deadline: Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 6:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Changing Patterns of Flight: Refugees in the 21st Century
Acting Assistant Secretary Witten's article appears in The Ambassadors Review (Fall 2008) Article

Deputy Assistant Secretary Ryan attends the Regional Conference on Refugee Protection and International Migration in West Africa (Nov. 13) Remarks

Fraud in Africa Priority Three (P-3) Program (Dec. 4) Fact Sheet

Providing humanitarian assistance worldwide, the Bureau funds international organizations and, to a lesser extent, non-governmental organizations (NGOs). See the Bureau’s FY08 Summary of Major Activities.