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United States Contributes $40 Million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Feb. 4) Media Note»

Doing Right by Refugees
Assistant Secretary writes about an increase in funding for refugees resettling in the U.S. (Jan. 21)

USAID Fact Sheet: Operation Protect Children, A Whole of Government Response to Haiti's Most Vulnerable Children (Jan. 27) Fact Sheet»

On the Anniversary of the ICPD
Assistant Secretary Schwartz writes about the 15th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development, including a link to Secretary Clinton’s speech in which she notes that improving women’s health is key to development. (Jan. 9)

FY 2010 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO programs benefiting refugees in Ethiopia and Kenya.
Deadline: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 12:00 noon (EST).

FY 2010 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO programs benefiting Sri Lankan refugees in India.
Deadline: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 12:00 noon (EST).

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Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

15th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development

Secretary Clinton (Jan. 8): "The year 2015 is the target year. Part of the reason we wanted to have this commemoration is not only to look backwards, but to look forward. What is it we will do between now and 2015? Remember what was expected of us. All governments will make access to reproductive healthcare and family planning services a basic right. We will dramatically reduce infant, child, and maternal mortality. We will open the doors of education to all citizens, but especially to girls and women." Full Text»

What is the Bureau's role?

The State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) provides aid and sustainable solutions for refugees, victims of conflict and stateless people around the world, through repatriation, local integration, and resettlement in the United States. PRM also promotes the United States' population and migration policies.

Who is a refugee?

A refugee is a person who has been forced from his or her home and crossed an international border for safety. He or she must have a well-founded fear of persecution in his or her native country, on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.