Women's Refugee Commission (WRC)
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/wrcommission
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrcommission
Founded
1989
History
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Improve the lives and protect the rights of women, children and youth displaced by conflict and crisis by researching their needs, identifying solutions and advocating for programmes and policies to strengthen their resilience and drive change in humanitarian practice.
Activities
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Cooperates with: E-XE3016 - UNHCR; F-XF3380 - UNICEF; F-XF5606 - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); F-XE3543 - World Food Programme (WFP).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Member of: U-XM5429 - InsideNGO; F-XF7183 - Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE); A-XA1762 - International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA); E-XM6113 - NGO Working Group on the Security Council; E-XM3631 - NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security (NGOWG). Cooperates with: G-XG1663 - Danish Refugee Council (DRC); G-XG2610 - International Medical Corps (IMC); F-XF0054 - International Rescue Committee (IRC); F-XD4112 - Save the Children International; academic institutions; national and local NGOs. Member of: J-XM4823 - Americas Network on Nationality and Statelessness; B-XM4452 - CHS Alliance; F-XM4204 - Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights; E-XJ8127 - International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP). Links indicated by: G-XM8124 - Atlas Service Corps; F-XJ1801 - Equal Rights Trust.
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XG7105
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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