Refugees
Organizations, Programs and Campaigns
American Refugee Committee
The American Refugee Committee (ARC) works for the survival, health, and well-being of refugees, displaced persons, and those at risk, and seeks to enable them to rebuild productive lives of dignity and purpose, striving always to respect the values of those served.
International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee is a non-profit, non-sectarian, voluntary agency providing assistance to refugees around the world. The IRC helps people fleeing racial, religious and ethnic persecution, as well as those uprooted by war and violence.
Refugees International
Refugees International, a Washington-based advocacy organization, is a voice for humanitarian action. RI is a non-governmental organization serving refugees, displaced persons, and other dispossessed people around the world. On-site field assessment missions are the heart of RI's work.
U.S. Committee for Refugees
Since 1958, the U.S. Committee for Refugees has identified those at greatest risk and given them a voice. Our work helps refugees get the protection and assistance they need to survive.
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNHCR helps the world's uprooted peoples by providing them with basic necessities such as shelter, food, water and medicine in emergencies and seeking long-term solutions, including voluntary return to their homes or beginning afresh in new countries.
Women's Commission of Refugee Women and Children
The Women’s Commission is an expert resource and advocacy organization that monitors the care and protection of refugee women and children. It speaks out on issues of concern to refugee and displaced women, children and adolescents, who have a critical perspective in bringing about change but often do not have access to governments and policy makers.
Other Information and Websites
Amnesty International: Refuge!
Amnesty International
The 1951 Refugee Convention
Special feature from UNHCR on the 50th anniversary of the Convention
UNHCR
U.S. Committe for Refugees: Worldwide Refugee Information
U.S. Committe for Refugees
Other
American Refugee Committee (ARC): 20 Years - A Photo History
American Refugee Committee (ARC)
Directory of Refugee Assistance Organizations
U.S. Committee for Refugees
MSF-USA: Visit a Refugee Camp
MSF-USA (Doctors Without Borders)
Refugee Voices (in Real Audio)
U.S. Committee for Refugees
Refugee Women: A Pictorial Gallery
UNHCR
TIME Photo Essay: Outcast: Displaced People of the World
photography by Sebastiao Salgado
TIME Magazine
U.S. Committe for Refugees: Photo Gallery
U.S. Committee for Refugees
UNHCR: A Pictorial History
UNHCR
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