Refugee Related Links

Government

• OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (ORR) -  ORR advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters relating to refugee resettlement, immigration, and repatriation. ORR plans, develops and directs implementation of a comprehensive program for domestic refugee and entrant resettlement assistance. This site indexes ORR regulations, information on welfare reform, and Medicaid information.

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY - This Web site provides information about national security issues and strategic plans.

• U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES - This Web site provides information to introduce you to the new Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It also provides information about various administrative and management functions and responsibilities now within the DHS that were once in the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).

• BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.  Coordinates U.S. international migration policy within the U.S. Government and through bilateral and multilateral diplomacy. The Bureau has responsibility for formulating policies on population, refugees, and migration, and for administering U.S. refugee assistance and admissions programs.

• OFFICE OF GLOBAL HEALTH AFFAIRS - The Office of Global Health Affairs coordinates refugee health policies and activities in the United States across the Department of Health and Human Services. It liaises with other Departments of the Federal government whose activities concern refugees and with international organizations engaged in health services to refugees. It assists State governments with programs for health assessment and health care of refugees resettled throughout the United States

• U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)
  

  CDC/Division of Quarantine
  CDC/International Emergency & Refugee Health Branch

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially for those people who are least able to help themselves. CDC is committed to achieving true improvements in people's health. To do this, the agency is defining specific health impact goals to prioritize and focus its work investments and measure progress.

• SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (SAMHSA)-  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), was established by an act of Congress in 1992 under Public Law 102-321. With the stroke of a pen, an agency, separate and distinct from the National Institutes of Health or any other agency within the HHS, was created to focus attention, programs, and funding on improving the lives of people with or at risk for mental and substance abuse disorders.

• UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) - The United States has a long history of extending a helping hand to those people overseas struggling to make a better life, recover from a disaster or striving to live in a free and democratic country. It is this caring that stands as a hallmark of the United States around the world -- and shows the world our true character as a nation. USAID has been the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms. USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. Their work supports long-term and equitable growth and advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting: economic growth, agriculture, trade, global health, democracy, prevention and humanitarian assistance.

• USA.GOV - Whatever you want or need from the U.S. government, it's here on USA.gov. You'll find a rich treasure of online information, services and resources. As the U.S. government's official web portal, FirstGov.gov makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web. USA.gov also serves as the catalyst for a growing electronic government.

• WHITE HOUSE - Official Website for teh United States White House and Presidential Activities.

• UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country.