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** December 2023 Newsletter
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FOR OVER 110 YEARS, ADVANCING THE RIGHTS AND LIVES OF REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS

Dear Friends,

I'd like to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous support of USCRI. Your commitment has been instrumental in our successes this year. Your belief in our mission inspires us, and your support enables us to continue our work addressing the needs and rights of refugees, unaccompanied migrating children, trafficking survivors, and other immigrants. Looking ahead, we have exciting plans to expand our work and services, and we are confident that, with your continued support, we can make an even greater impact.

Thank you for being an essential part of our community and for making a positive difference. We truly appreciate your dedication.

Happy Holidays!

With gratitude,

Eskinder Negash

President and CEO

KENYA REPORT RELEASED
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In August and September 2023, USCRI Policy Analyst Victoria Walker traveled to Kenya to visit both Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps and Kalobeyei Settlement with an aim to better understand the experiences of refugee children in the camps and to assess their access to education and child protection services within the camps. The report published today presents key findings from the field visits, including the unique challenges faced by refugee girls, and includes recommendations to fulfill the rights to education and protection for refugee children in Kenya and around the globe.
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HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

December 10 was Human Rights Day, a day to commemorate the passage of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Everyone, regardless of country of origin and migration status, deserves to have their rights protected. Click the button below to learn more about the lesser-known Right to Nationality, and visit our Instagram page ([link removed]) to check out the additional rights and protections laid out in the UDHR.
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IN MEMORY OF LAWRENCE ROSENTHAL
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USCRI expresses our condolences to the family of Lawrence Rosenthal. Larry was a dedicated supporter of our mission and a beloved board member for 40 years.

Click the button below to read more about Larry’s contributions to USCRI.
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USCRI VERMONT HOLDS ANNUAL HOLIDAY EVENT
Donated winter clothing items were given to families during the gathering.

Donated winter clothing items were given to families during the gathering.

USCRI Vermont held its annual Gathering of Friends event last month. They enjoyed amazing food, gave out holiday gift bags, met new neighbors and friends, and distributed dozens of donated winter coats, gloves, hats, shoes, and boots to the refugee families that arrived over the last year.

Special thanks to Saint Michael’s College for the event space and to Danform Shoes, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, and the ROC student group from Harwood High School for all the winter items collected to help the families we serve.

GREECE REPORT RELEASED
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Photo by Aaron Nodjomian-Escajeda

In June 2023, 600 people drowned in Greek waters after the fishing boat Adriana sank. Those 600 people had been fleeing their home countries in search of safety in Europe, but the Greek and Italian authorities aware of the sinking ship did not respond to the calls and pleas for help.

This report, the product of a field visit by UCRCI Policy Analyst Aaron Nodjomian-Escajeda in September 2023, draws attention to the ongoing challenges and complicated dynamics surrounding access to humanitarian protection in Greece and the EU, retells the real stories of people seeking refuge, and provides recommendations to better address the crisis.

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USCRI, founded in 1911, is a non-governmental, not-for-profit international organization committed to working on behalf of refugees and immigrants and their transition to a dignified life.

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