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UNHCR-NGO Partnership in Action

Acronym: PARinAC

Keywords: | Human Rights | All |

Source of Information: Survey of Civil Society Networks 2001

A. Objectives

PARinAC is intended to improve co-operation between UNHCR and NGOs in the delivery of programmes to refugees, in advocacy on behalf of refugees and in refugee protection. It provides a forum for dialogue between NGOs and UNHCR.

B. Contact Information

Coordinator	Simon Russell
Title	Refugee Policy Advisor, ICVA
Telephone	+41 22 950 9600
Fax	+41 22 950 9609
Email	simon@icva.ch
Website	www.icva.ch/parinac
Mailing Address	International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), chemin du Grand-Montfleury 48, CH-1290 Versoix, Geneva, SWITZERLAND

C. General Information

Founding year	1994
Legal Status	no formal legal status
Types of actions	A website with a discussion forum has been created. ICVA acts as Global Focal Point for PARinAC and co-ordinates the network. Regional UNHCR and NGO Focal Points are appointed or elected, as are National Focal Points. Regional meetings are held twice a year at which issues of interest and concern are raised. Meetings are also held in Geneva and elsewhere between NGOs and UNHCR.

D. Programs

Name	Goal	Approximate budget ($US)

E. Geographical Reach

Countries in which network participates actively

Most countries of the world, especially where there are refugee or IDP populations.

F. Members

The network is composed primarily by: X Organizations _ Individuals

Principal Organizations	Central Interest	Country of origin

G. Resources

Approximate annual budget of the network (in $US)

Year 2000	Year 1995	Year 1990

Sources of funding:

International Multilateral Agencies

H. Network Infrastructure

Number of paid employees in Central Office(s)/ Secretariat(s) of Network	1
Number of paid employees elsewhere in the network
Does the network have a physical site of its own?	NO

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