This collection of external links is a directory of organizations dealing with refugee, asylum and human rights topics or provide (country-specific) information otherwise useful for practitioners. The directory contains over 3000 links to relevant internet sources and has been compiled and organized by type of organization, topic/mandate, regions and countries they relate to. This additional service has been provided to facilitate research by providing a mechanism to access information that may be relevant for decision makers and is not as such included in Refworld.
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Belgian Federal Government - Portal belgium.be
Type: Governmental Organizations | Topic: Country Profiles/Information |
Border and Immigration Agency, Home Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
As part of the Home Office the Immigration and Nationality Directorate is responsible for Immigration control. This website will help you understand UK Immigration control and what your rights and responsibilities are when you make an application. Type: Governmental Organizations | Topic: Asylum |
Bundesministerium für Inneres, Republik Österreich
Site in German Type: Governmental Organizations | Topic: Refugees / Internally Displaced Persons |
CDC Development Solutions
"After the fall of the Berlin Wall, CDC Development Solutions - then known as Citizens Democracy Corps - was commissioned by the White House to assist in the development of private enterprise in transforming the economies of the former Communist Bloc." (from website) Type: Governmental Organizations | Topic: Economic Issues |
Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China |
Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI)
"The Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI) is a government-funded body that supports the efforts of new democracies in the Asia-Pacific region to strengthen their political systems. It provides training, technical assistance and peer support for parliamentarians and emerging leaders in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, with a particular focus on Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji." (from website) Type: Governmental Organizations | Topic: Democracy / Rule of Law |
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Site in English and French Type: Governmental Organizations | Topic: Migration |
Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus
Type: Governmental Organizations | Topic: Legal Systems |
Cour nationale du droit d'asile de France
Formerly the Commission de recours des réfugiés / Refugee Appeals Board. Site in French only. Type: Governmental Organizations | Topic: Legal Systems |
Danish Immigration Service
The Danish Immigration Service administrates the Danish Aliens Act: it handles applications for asylum, family reunification, visas, work permits, etc. In addition, the Danish Immigration Service is engaged in a wide range of other duties relating to the asylum and immigration area, including the task of accommodating asylum seekers. Type: Governmental Organizations | Topic: Refugees / Internally Displaced Persons |