The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an international humanitarian organization founded in 1956 in Denmark, with a presence in over 35 countries worldwide. It assists refugees, migrants, internally displaced persons, returnees, victims of other situations of violence and conflict, as well as host communities through comprehensive humanitarian responses focused on protection and human rights. In addition, DRC assists persons of concern to achieve durable solutions. DRC has five main areas of intervention: Protection, Shelter and Settlements, Economic Recovery, Humanitarian Demining and Peacebuilding, and Camp Coordination/Camp Management. In Latin America, DRC is present in Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela, and works in Peru through a partnership with a local organization.
The Corporación Colectiva Justicia Mujer is the first interdisciplinary law firm of feminist lawyers and professionals specializing in justice, gender, and women’s rights, established in the city of Medellín, Colombia. As a private, autonomous, and non-profit organization, the organization’s goal is to claim, promote, and defend human rights and interest of women from a feminist perspective, through legal, political, and social actions that transform the paradigms of the relationship between justice and gender. As part of its actions, the organization also assists persons of concerns in need of humanitarian aid. The organization addresses the intersectionality of gender, asylum, and migration to dignify the lives of women (and their families) in situations of human mobility.
Encuentros is a Peruvian organization that provides assistance and protection to refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants in vulnerable situations. Since 2011, its main objective has been to accompany, serve, and defend persons in contexts of forced displacement with international protection needs and to facilitate their integration process in Peru.
The mission of Alianza Vencer is to work for the well-being and integration of refugees, migrants, and displaced population in Costa Rica, promoting the protection of rights, including migration regularization processes, social integration, and access to opportunities. This is achieved through the implementation of key initiatives, advocacy processes, and the building of strategic partnerships with United Nations agencies, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, states, and local governments. Additionally, the organization focuses on capacity building, the creation of spaces for dialogue, and the coordination of efforts to ensure a comprehensive response to the needs of persons of concern in situations of human mobility.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organization that supports persons forced to flee. We protect displaced individuals and support them as they build a new future. We began our efforts after World War II. Today, we work in both new and protracted crises in 40 countries. Around 15,000 humanitarian workers work with NRC. In Latin America, NRC operates in Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela.
We specialize in six areas: legal assistance, protection from violence, education, housing, food security, and water, sanitation, and hygiene.
We advocate for persons forced to flee, promoting and defending the rights and dignity of displaced persons in local communities, with national governments, and at the international level.
NRC’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva is a global leader in monitoring, reporting, and advocating for displaced persons within their own countries. We also work with partners worldwide through NORCAP, our global provider of humanitarian expertise, development, and peacebuilding. NORCAP collaborates with local, national, and international partners to find sustainable solutions to meet the needs of people at risk.
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