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The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration 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. More about PRM»
Assistant Secretary Richards (Apr. 25): "We both share the same concerns for refugees, and I admire the work you have done. Even before becoming the Minister of Public Health, you set up medical clinics in refugee camps, provided medical consultations, and prevented and treated communicable diseases. You understand the importance of medical assistance for returning refugees, and from your many years with UNICEF, your accomplishments training midwives and doctors, and implementing immunization programs, you have improved the lives of many women and children." Full Text
March 28: Secretary Clinton met with Dr. Jakob Kellenberger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), at the State Department. The United States Government strongly supports ICRC’s work worldwide to provide humanitarian assistance and protection for people affected by conflict and armed violence, and respects the ICRC’s mandate to promote the laws that protect victims of war. The courageous men and women of ICRC put their lives on the line in some of the most difficult circumstances in the world. ICRC has helped address urgent humanitarian needs in Syria. ICRC is also active in many other conflict areas in the world, including Afghanistan, Burma and Sudan. Along with many other international donors, the United States is proud to support ICRC in its important humanitarian work.
Mar. 8: On International Women’s Day, the U.S. Department of State highlighted an initiative launched recently to promote women’s equal right to nationality. With the Secretary’s support and the participation of bureaus across the Department, this initiative seeks to: 1) increase global awareness of the importance of equal nationality rights for women, and the consequences of discrimination against women in nationality laws including statelessness; and 2) persuade governments to amend nationality laws that discriminate against women, ensure universal birth registration, and establish procedures to facilitate the acquisition of citizenship for stateless persons. Fact Sheet»
Combating Xenophobia: Human Rights First EventActing Assistant Secretary David M. Robinson (Feb. 29): “Xenophobia is always personal. It seeks out and attacks the people who most need compassion. It isolates and oppresses the people who most need justice. And it exposes and crushes the people who most need protection. …And so combating xenophobia is also personal. …It means abandoning the pretense of uncomfortable acceptance or grudging tolerance or reluctant understanding of abysmal behavior and taking the side of those who most need compassion, the side of those who most need justice, and the side of those who most need protection.” Full Text»
Secretary Clinton (Feb. 16): "We have to be both unrelenting in our efforts to end it and understanding about what works and what doesn't work." Full Text» Feb. 18 Fact Sheet»
Acting Assistant Secretary Robinson (Jan. 24): "We’re still seeing thousands of people trying to get out of the country, many of them in very bad condition by the time they arrive at refugee camps, due to malnutrition and other illnesses. Our response to the flow in this past year was to increase our funding significantly into neighboring countries, principally into Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti so that we spent about $105-or-6 million on that effort in this year. And likely, we’ll do the same in the coming year." Full Text»
