Source description last updated: 14 January 2020

In brief: The US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is a Washington D.C-based non-governmental organisation that seeks to safeguard the needs and rights of migrants worldwide.

Coverage on ecoi.net:

World Refugee Survey (note: no new issues published since 2009) and other publications

Covered quarterly on ecoi.net, for countries of priorities A-E (all available countries).

Mission/Mandate/Objectives:

USCRI’s vision is a situation in which “Immigrants, refugees, and uprooted people will live dignified lives with
their rights respected and protected in communities of opportunity.” (Website des USCRI: About, undated)

USCRI’s mission reads: “To protect the rights and address the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide and support their transition to a dignified life.” (Website des USCRI: About, undated)

The USCRI works “to make new lives possible for refugees across the nation and the world. In Washington, we work to educate decision-makers about refugees and continue our nation’s global leadership in providing protection to victims of persecution.” (Website des USCRI: Our work with refugees, undated)

Funding:

USCRI’s total assets for the year ended September 30, 2018 amounted to USD 17,968,823. (USCRI website: Financial Statements, p. 5, March 2016)

A list of agency and individual donors who contributed to USCRI during 2017 can be found at the bottom of this page: https://refugees.org/about/annual-report-2017/

Scope of reporting:

Geographic focus: all countries worldwide

Thematic focus: issues relating to refugees and migrants (safety, freedom, integration, children, human-trafficking, employment)

Methodology:

USCRI reports may be based on research missions during which information may be collected through visits of relevant facilities, meetings with stakeholders (see, for example, USCRI: Forgotten Refugees: Eritrean Children in Northern Ethiopia, December 2015, p. 1), surveys and interviews (see, for example, USCRI: A profile of the modern Salvadoran migrant, December 2013, p. 3). Sources may be referenced by means of endnotes (see, for example, USCRI: Forgotten Refugees: Eritrean Children in Northern Ethiopia, December 2015) or within the text body (USCRI: A profile of the modern Salvadoran migrant, December 2013).

Languages of publication:

Website available in English and other relevant languages

All links accessed 14 January 2020.