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Women's Refugee Commission

Alternative name:

Formerly the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children

Contact data:

122 East 42nd Street
12th Floor
New York NY 10168 - 1289
United States
Tel: 00 1 212 551-3140
Fax: 00 1 212 551 3107
Email: jennyr@womenscommission.org
Website: www.womenscommission.org

Year established:

1989 

No. Staff:

17

Main contact:

Jenny Perlman Robinson

Membership No:

1041

Organisation aims and activities: The Women's Commission focuses its
work on four principal areas
concerning refugee women, children
and adolescents. These are
protection of refugee women; access
to appropriate health care, including
reproductive health care; the rights
of women and children asylum
seekers; and the protection of
refugee children and adolescents.


Works with age groups : Children 0 - 18


Organisation type: NGO - non governmental organisation


Organisation mandate: Fund other organisations, Lobby governments and the United Nations, Research child rights, Work directly with children, Work in partnership with organisations, Work with media and press


Areas of expertise: Children in armed conflict, Refugee and unaccompanied children


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Last updated 28/04/2009 05:38:46

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