Refugees International

Refugees International

Refugees International is an Non-governmental organization headed by Ken Bacon. The former president was Lionel Rosenblatt. Some current notable Board members include Queen Noor, John Danforth, Richard Holbrooke, and Sam Waterston. It is based in Washington, D.C..

Mission statement

According to its mission statement, "Refugees International (RI) generates lifesaving humanitarian assistance and protection for displaced persons around the world and works to end the conditions that create displacement."

Advocacy

According to tis website, RI values its "independence, flexibility, and the cutting-edge quality of [its] advocacy. It takes an uncompromising rights-based approach to advocacy on behalf of refugees and displaced persons."

RI's chief objective is to be "a witness to the suffering of the displaced." IThis necessitates field interviewing and meeting with war-affected populations, other NGOs, and aid agencies. RI has conducted missions in over 30 countries, including the Great Lakes region of Africa, West Africa, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Colombia, Uganda, the Thai-Burmese border, and Haiti.

Leverage

According to their website, "RI's advocacy generates increases in resources and policy changes by governments and UN agencies that improve conditions for refugees and displaced people. RI does not accept any government or UN funding. Rather, RI leverages donations from individuals, foundations and corporations."

External links

* [http://www.refugeesinternational.org Refugees International home page]
* [http://www.epic-usa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2218 Interview with RI's Sean Garcia on the plight of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees]


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