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Nov. 30, 2010
Assistant Secretary Schwartz: "This is our mission – both due to the moral imperative of saving lives, and also because it enhances our ability to promote reconciliation, security, and well-being in circumstances where despair and misery not only threaten stability, but also the national security interests of the United States." Assistant Secretary Schwartz’s Remarks»
What is the Bureau's role?The State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) 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.
![Date: 03/10/2006 Description: Rohingya Children in School at Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh. [Hoa Tran] - State Dept Image](/web/20110126121123im_/http://www.state.gov/img/10/36807/prmRefugee_Boys_Learning_Alphabet_Hoa_Tran_200_1.jpg "Date: 03/10/2006 Description: Rohingya Children in School at Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh. [Hoa Tran] - State Dept Image")
Who is a refugee?A refugee is a person who has been forced from his or her home and crossed an international border for safety. He or she must have a well-founded fear of persecution in his or her native country, on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
![Date: 09/01/2009 Description: Sudanese refugee girl awaiting resettlement to the U.S., Abeche, Eastern Chad. [Geoffrey Parker] - State Dept Image](/web/20110126121123im_/http://www.state.gov/img/10/36808/prmSudanese_Refugee_Girl_Geoffrey_Parker_120_1.jpg "Date: 09/01/2009 Description: Sudanese refugee girl awaiting resettlement to the U.S., Abeche, Eastern Chad. [Geoffrey Parker] - State Dept Image")
How does the Bureau deliver assistance?The. U.S. government provides assistance largely through the multilateral system in order to maximize impact and minimize duplication. Our major partners include the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Organization for Migration, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA).
This information graphic produced by the Department’s Humanitarian Information Unit with the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) is the latest in our continuing efforts to create awareness about the global challenge of statelessness. Full Size Map» UNHCR’s video on Statelessness in the United States is available in the right side bar of the main statelessness page».
