UNHCR United States of America regional representation Représentation régional du HCR aux États-Unis d'Amérique In addition to the United States, the UNHCR’s regional representation in Washington covers 18 Caribbean States and overseas territories: Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; the British overseas territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands; and the Dutch overseas territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Sint Maarten.

The MCO maintains relationships on global, regional, and domestic refugee and statelessness issues with key government partners and counterparts, including the Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Justice. It also engages with relevant Congressional committees and staff. The staff closely collaborates with US NGOs, particularly on resettlement. The operation supports access to protection and solutions in the US by providing information on asylum laws, policies, and procedures, especially to asylum-seekers in immigration detention, NGOs, legal aid attorneys, and the public. Additionally, the office monitors detention conditions and asylum access at the US southern border, engaging in advocacy on statelessness issues in the US.

Through its presence in the Dominican Republic, the office provides protection and solutions for Haitian and Venezuelan refugees, including a resettlement program, and advocates for solutions for statelessness. In Haiti, UNHCR contributes to the protection response for internally displaced persons fleeing gang violence through small-scale community-based protection initiatives. In The Bahamas, UNHCR supports the government in efforts to develop the national asylum system and strengthen emergency response preparedness.

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This activity shows details of the UNHCR United States America regional representation for 2024 and future years including the budget, funding, expenditure and results. The United States of America regional representation coordinates activities in the Dominican Republic, Haïti, and in the United States of America. Cette activité montre les détails des États-Unis d'Amérique représentation régionale du HCR pour 2024 et les années à venir, y compris le budget, les financements, les dépenses et les résultats. Le représentation régionale des États-Unis d'Amérique coordonne les activités à Aruba, au Belize, à Cuba, à Curaçao, au Guyana, à Panama, Trinité-et-Tobago et couvre également le Suriname sans présence dans ce dernier. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. For specific details on the populations supported in this operation, please use the document link "Populations". Le HCR, l'Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés, est une organisation internationale qui a pour mission de sauver des vies, de protéger les droits des réfugiés et de construire un avenir meilleur pour les réfugiés, les communautés déplacées et les apatrides. Pour des précisions sur les populations soutenu dans cette opération, merci d'utiliser le lien document "Populations". UNHCR's work is made possible by the generosity of its donors, including dozens of governments, hundreds of companies and their employees, and millions of private individuals who give directly or through UNHCR's National Partners.

The activities of the UNHCR United States of America regional representation are governed by the Financial Rules for Voluntary Funds Administered by the High Commissioner for Refugees.