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

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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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