Hundreds of national and international organizations provide assistance to
refugees. Some of the more prominent
ones are:
International
Rescue Committee: a global humanitarian aid and relief organization. It provides emergency aid and long-term
assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution, or natural
disasters. The IRC is currently working
in 40 countries and 26 U.S cities where it resettles refugees and helps them
become self-sufficient. It focuses
mainly on health, education, economic wellbeing, and safety. Consisting of first responders, humanitarian
relief workers, health care providers, and educators, the IRC has assisted
million of people around the world since its founding in 1933. It can be found at:
International Rescue Committee
International
Committee of the Red Cross: a global humanitarian organization based in Geneva,
Switzerland. By various treaties and
international protocols, the ICRC is mandated to protect victims of
international and internal armed conflicts.
Such victims include war wounded persons, prisoners, refugees, civilian,
and other non-combatants. The ICRC is
part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, along with the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. It can be found at:
International
Committee of the Red Cross
International
Refugee Assistance Project: an organization founded in New York City, the IRAP
works worldwide to organize lawyers and law students to develop and enforce
legal and human rights for refugees and displaced persons. The IRAP has developed an innovative model
for mobilizing legal resources to assure safe passage to destination countries,
ensuring fair and humane treatment of vulnerable individuals. It can be found at:
International
Refugee Assistance Project
International
Catholic Migration Commission: an international organization that serves and
protects uprooted people, including migrants, refugees, and internally
displaced people regardless of faith, race, ethnicity, or nationality. The ICMC’s core programs consist of refugee
resettlement, humanitarian assistance, and advocacy for migration. The ICMC provides shelter, health care, cash
assistance, and additional assistance for victims of sexual and gender-based
violence. It can be found at:
International
Catholic Migration Commission
International
Organization for Migration: an agency of the United Nations that provides
services and advice to governments and migrants. Founded in 1951, the IOM works to promote
humane and orderly migration by providing services and advice to governments
and migrants. It participated in the
creation of the Global Compact for Migration, an intergovernmental agreement on
international migration which was adopted in 2018. It can be founded at:
International
Organization for Migration
Refugees
International: a privately funded organization created in 1979 to defend the
rights of people fleeing Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Since then, it has expanded to become a
globally focused organization, advocating for refugees wherever their rights
are at risk. It can be found at:
Refugees
International
http://www.refugeesinternational.org
UN Refugees: an
agency of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, the UNRA works to
ensure that everyone has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, whether
fleeing violence or persecution or war at home.
Since 1950, it has faced multiple crises on multiple continents,
providing vital protection and assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers,
internally displaced, and stateless people, many of whom have no where else to
turn. The UNRA helps to save lives and
build better futures for millions of people forced from home. It can be found at:
UN Refugees
Save the Children: an international organization founded in 1919 to aid children suffering from the consequences of World War I in Europe. Since then, the organization has expanded to a global outreach to ensure that children can grow up to be healthy, educated, and safe. Save the Children is often the first, and frequently the only child-focused organization working in the hardest to reach places where it's the hardest to be a child. They are currently working in over 100 countries to prevent the physical and emotional abuse of children, along with deprivation, neglect, and sexual exploitation. They can be found at:
Save the Children
World Relief: an
Evangelical Christian organization, the humanitarian arm of the National
Association of Evangelicals and a leading refugee resettlement agency. WR helps refugees as soon as they are forced
to flee their homes by providing essentials such as clean water and food. WR also helps refugees find affordable homes
and employment. Because it was founded
in the United States, WR helps refugees learn English if needed. Since 1979, WR has successfully relocated and
supported over 300,000 refugees in the United States. It can be found at:
World Relief