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Priority Policy Recommendations
DR Congo
Les Etats-Unis doivent développer une stratégie de politique étrangère inter-agences approfondie en RDC afin d’assurer la cohérence entre la programmation technique et les efforts diplomatiques indispensables afin de s’atteler à la situation dans les Kivus.
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Le HCR et les gouvernements de la RDC et du Rwanda doivent assurer que le groupe de travail technique tripartite exige une transparence totale en ce qui concerne la nationalité de tous les individus qui se rendent actuellement, ou qui se rendront prochainement, du Rwanda dans les Kivus.
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DR Congo
Les Etats-Unis et d’autres membres du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies doivent presser les gouvernements de la RDC et du Rwanda de réguler les mouvements de population entre les deux pays et de s’attaquer de manière adéquate à la question du contrôle militaire et administratif du CNDP dans les zones de retour.
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DR Congo
The U.S. should develop a comprehensive inter-agency foreign policy strategy on the DRC to ensure coherence between technical programming and the vital diplomatic efforts required to address the situation in the Kivus.    
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DR Congo
The U.S. and other members of the UN Security Council should urge the governments of the DRC and Rwanda to regulate population movements between the two countries and adequately address the CNDP’s military and administrative control in return areas.  
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Sudan
The U.S. and other donors should fund local government and community consultations on contingency plans to feed into the UN’s process. Community early warning and self-protection networks should also receive political and financial support.
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Sudan
The U.S. and other donors should increase support for reintegration of returnees, especially for basic services and livelihoods, and must support returnee tracking and monitoring. Equal attention should be paid to IDP returnees as refugee returnees.
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Sudan
The U.S. and other donors should expand funding for gender-based violence (GBV) and reproductive health programming, including increased support for service provision and UNFPA coordination, especially in the transitional areas.
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Iraq
The UN and the U.S. should review and adapt their security measures in Iraq to allow staff greater freedom of movement and access to vulnerable communities.
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Iraq
The U.S. should continue to fund current and future UN appeals at no less than 50% and seek to dramatically increase its support for community development programs.
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Letters and Testimonies
Letter to the White House in Advance of President Obama's 2012 State of the Union Address
Advocacy Letter  |  01/24/2012
U.S. Must Act to Prevent Kuwait Crackdown
Press Release  |  01/12/2012
Statement: President Obama Takes Important Step to Prevent Genocide and Mass Atrocities
Press Release  |  08/04/2011
Refugees International Expresses Alarm at Proposed Funding Cuts to Foreign Aid
Press Release  |  02/16/2011
Successes
  • Colombia: Increased Funding for NGOs
    In October 2011, with serious cuts to foreign assistance looming, RI advocates pushed for and secured $8 million in U.S. aid to Colombian refugees, almost half the total funding for international NGOs working on this issue.
  • Afghanistan: Increased Protection Staff
    Following our June report on Afghanistan, in September 2011 the United Nations High Commission for Refugees increased the number of protection staff to track displacement in the country’s northern regions.
  • Iraq: Improved Conditions for Iraqis in Squatter Settlements
    February 2011: After RI called for greater assistance to displaced Iraqis living in squalid squatter settlements, the U.S. government and UNHCR made the provision of assistance to these communities a top priority.  Today, some of the funding helps these Iraqis stay dry from the winter rains, watch their children play in safe spaces, and drink clean water.
  • Burma
    In 2008, the U.S. provided $50 million in assistance after Cyclone Nargis struck the Irrawaddy Delta -- killing 140,000 and affecting 2.4 million others. This was a tremendous increase over the U.S. government’s previous $3 million budget for aid to Burmese people inside the country. Refugees International slowly began to change the U.S. government’s stance against funding humanitarian aid programs inside Burma after two years of being one of the few organizations calling for increased assistance.