United States of America Regional Office
Operation: United States of America Regional Office
Location
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Key Figures
| 2017 planning figures | |
| 85% | of all resettlement places will be allocated to submissions from UNHCR |
| 75% | of status determination procedures will meet the minimum procedural standards advocated by UNHCR |
| 16% | of stateless persons will be granted nationality or have their nationality confirmed |
People of Concern
4%
Increase in
2015
2015
| 2015 | 696,796 |
| 2014 | 667,000 |
| 2013 | 559,875 |
[["Refugees",274088],["Asylum-seekers",287813],["Stateless",134747],["Others of concern",148]]
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Budgets and Expenditure for United States of America Regional Office
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2015
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CHOOSE A YEAR
- 2017
Working environment
UNHCR will continue to advocate measures to strengthen protection systems in the United States of America and Caribbean States and territories, including reducing reliance on detention and expedited removal procedures, as well as addressing legislative gaps. Effective engagement with governments and partners will be critical in 2017 to combat xenophobia, reinforce access to protection and ensure that the subregion is responsive to refugee needs globally. Further, in the Dominican Republic, UNHCR will continue to work with the authorities to expedite the issuance of identify and civil status documents to those eligible under existing law.Key priorities
In 2017 UNHCR will focus on:- maintaining effective donor relations and engagement with all other stakeholders concerned with global refugee protection;
- working with civil society and the media to sensitize communities to the plight of refugees;
- monitoring and supporting the implementation of new screening mechanismsfor use in the context of mixed movements, as well as developing standard procedures to ensure safe and regular access to territory for asylum-seekers. This is a priority in the United States of America and in some Caribbean States;
- pursuing nationality solutions for people born in Dominican Republic who did not receive nationality under the existing legal framework, while continuing registration of stateless persons in the Dominican Republic and Haiti; and
- making progress toward the eradication of statelessness in the United States of America by advocating for legislative solutions, raising awareness and conducting statelessness determinations or formally intervening in selected cases.