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Refugee Arrivals: A look forward

Refugee Arrivals: A look forward . Kelly Gauger, Deputy Director Office of Refugee Admissions Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration U.S. Department of State Presentation at PA Consultation June 11, 2013. Key Points. We will come very close to the 70,000 ceiling this year

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Refugee Arrivals: A look forward

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  1. Refugee Arrivals: A look forward Kelly Gauger, Deputy Director Office of Refugee Admissions Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration U.S. Department of State Presentation at PA Consultation June 11, 2013

  2. Key Points • We will come very close to the 70,000 ceiling this year • Strong arrivals of Iraqis, Burmese and Bhutanese will continue into 2014. In 2015, all three will drop. • Security checks are still an issue, as is medical exam validity • FY 2014 will look quite similar to FY 2013 • PRM funding situation OK despite sequester

  3. U.S. Refugee Admissions: FY 2013 Program

  4. U.S. Refugee Admissions: FY 2014 Program

  5. Overseas Processing Challenges • Insecurity or poor access in processing locations (Syria, Kenya, Yemen, Eritrea) • Possible role of resettlement in Syria crisis • TB protocols (CDC) have shortened validity of medical exam • Security checks

  6. 2013 Overseas Initiatives • Rolling announcements for Burmese in Thailand • Expanding resettlement of Congolese refugees • Targeted funding to UNHCR to bolster capacity in Africa and maintain emergency transit centers • Re-launch of P-3 program • Expanding Colombian resettlement

  7. 2013 Overseas Initiatives, cont. • Restoring Iraqi arrivals to FY09/10 levels • Completion of LGBT training for all RSCs • Pre-departure vaccinations in Thailand and Nepal (Dec) and Malaysia, Kenya and Ethiopia (by end of FY 2013) • Finalizing PRM guidance to UNHCR and NGOs on standardization of referrals of cases with refugee minors • ESL pilots phase II (Thailand, Nepal, Kenya)

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