Library Guides: Government Information on Refugees: Issues affecting Refugees

Government Information on Issues Affecting Refugees

Refugee Processing and Security Screening
This Web page provides information about the security screening and background checks required by the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program as well as the refugee resettlement process.
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Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Citizen and Immigration Services
The challenge of refugee protection - 1984
Assertions regarding U.S. obligation to refugees whom it assists show that assistance to refugees may go to waste if refugees are not protected.
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Source: U.S. Department of State; Bureau of Public Affairs.
WORLD REFUGEE SURVEY REPORTS REFUGEES WORLDWIDE NOW EXCEED 14 MILLION - 1989
As the worldwide refugee total drastically increased by more than a million people, the concern about the U.S. role in asylum protection and refugee resettlement rose to lead to a discussion about the next action in refugee aid.
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Source: U.S. Senate; Congressional Record Vol. 135, No. 43, Pg. S3810.
Hearing on Refugees: Marginal Living Conditions for Millions - 1991
With newfound knowledge about the conditions of refugees in Asian and African countries, this committee examines the needs of refugees worldwide and how the U.S. can contribute.
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Source: U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Hunger.
Refugees: Issues Affecting Living Conditions - 1991
Poor living conditions, funding shortages, various refugee program management practices, and instability in foreign countries are a few of the numerous issues discussed in this report.
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Source: Government Accountability Office
Refugees: Living Conditions are Marginal - 1991
This document provides a deeper analysis of severely poor living conditions for refugees worldwide.
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Source: Government Accountability Office.
U.S. COMMITTEE FOR REFUGEES CALLS ATTENTION TO DRAMATIC GROWTH IN WORLD REFUGEE PROBLEMS - 1992
Since the refugee problem showed no sign of decreasing, the record of the World Refugee Survey for 1992 includes a reprimand and challenge for U.S. NGO and governmental assistance efforts.
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Source: U.S. Senate; Congressional Record Vol. 138, No.112, Pg. S11225.
Humanitarian Assistance: Protecting Refugee Women and Girls Remains a Significant Challenge - 2003
Since women and children refugees comprise 80 percent of refugees worldwide, the G.A.O. reports on the efforts the United Nations and international organizations have taken to protect the vulnerable refugee population and prevent exploitation.
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Source: Government Accountability Office
Current Issues in U.S. Refugee Protection and Resettlement - 2006
This hearing addresses the longstanding issue of statelessness for victims of war and the struggle to develop fair policy to fully confront the influx of refugees.
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Source: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on International Operations; Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International Operations.
Forced to Flee: Caring for the Elderly Displaced by War, Poverty and Persecution Abroad - 2007
This hearing details the elderly and disabled refugee population, and discusses the programs that the U.S. has in place to assist them in resettling into a new life.
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Source: U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
Refugee Assistance: Little Is Known About the Effectiveness of Different Approaches for Improving Refugees' Employment Outcomes - 2011
This report serves as government oversight of refugee programs and their effectiveness up to 2011.
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Source: Government Accountability Office

Government Publication Series on Refugee Assistance, Issues, and Resettlement

Refugee Resettlement Program
Due to the Refugee Act of 1980, this publication by the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides details from each fiscal year of refugee assistance through the refugee resettlement program.

World Refugee Report
This publication series provides information on the world refugee situation to Congress and the general public by focusing on numbers of refugees, international efforts to assist them, and the structures of assistance programs.

Images

Unassisted Ethiopian refugees living in a makeshift shelter in Sudan. Source: GAO.

The stateless Bihari (Pakistani) refugees of Bangladesh roam the streets of their temporary location. Source: Refugees International, U.S. Congress.