,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ahd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1
 #bjac ,mrs4 ,boxer 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,landrieu1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mrs4       
,gillibrand1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mrs4       
,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,ms4 ,warren1 
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,ms4    
,heitkamp1 and ,ms4 ,stabenow7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,recognizing refugee women and girls on 
,world ,refugee ,day4  ,whereas ,june   
#bj was established by the ,united      
,nations as ,world ,refugee ,day1 a     
global day to honor the courage1        
strength1 and determination of women1   
men1 and children who are forced to flee
 their homes under threat of conflict1  
violence1 and persecution2 ,whereas1    
according to the ,office of the ,united 
,nations ,high ,commissioner for        
,refugees 7in this preamble referred to 
as the ,,unhcr71 there are more than    
#dc1jjj1jjj displaced people worldwide1 

including more than #ae1jjj1jjj         
refugees2 ,whereas1 according to the    
,,unhcr1 women and girls make up at     
least #ej percent of any refugee        
population2 ,whereas refugee women and  
girls work every day1 often under the   
most difficult circumstances1 to care   
for their families1 improve their       
prospects and build a better future2    
,whereas refugee women and girls are    
often at greater risk of sexual violence
 and exploitation1 forced or early      
marriage1 human trafficking1 and other  
forms of gender-based violence2 ,whereas
 refugee women and girls face barriers  
in accessing education1 healthcare1 and 
economic opportunities in countries of  
asylum2 ,whereas1 according to the      
,,unhcr1 more than #a1fjj1jjj refugees1 
of which are women and children1 have   
fled the ongoing violence in ,syria2    
,whereas1 according to the ,,unhcr1 an  
estimated #b1gjj1jjj people in the      
,democratic ,republic of the ,congo have
 been displaced1 and an additional      

nearly #ejj1jjj ,congolese refugees have
 crossed the border into neighboring    
countries2 ,whereas refugee women and   
girls are frequently victims of         
gender-based violence as their displaced
 status puts them at greater risk1      
coupled with intense social and cultural
 stigmas that make actual statistics    
extremely difficult to compile because  
underreporting is endemic2 ,whereas     
refugee women and girls have a right to 
safe and equitable access to            
humanitarian assistance1 including food 
and cooking fuel1 shelter1 education1   
health care1 and economic opportunity2  
,whereas the full and meaningful        
participation of refugee women and girls
 in community decision-making is        
critical to the stability1 security1 and
 prosperity of entire communities2      
,whereas the full participation of      
refugee women and girls in the design   
and implementation of assistance        
programs is vital to ensuring that those
 programs are equitable1 efficient and  

successful2 ,whereas the ,united ,states
 is a leader on protection of and       
humanitarian assistance for refugees1   
including refugee women and girls2      
,whereas the ,united ,states has        
recognized the threat that gender-based 
violence can pose to refugee women and  
girls by working to strengthen efforts  
to protect them through the ,united     
,states ,national ,action ,plan on      
,women1 ,peace1 and ,security2 ,whereas 
the ,united ,states is a leading        
advocate for the meaningful             
participation of refugee women in       
humanitarian programs1 peace processes1 
governance1 and recovery programs2      
,whereas the ,united ,states provides   
critical resources and support to the   
,,unhcr and other international and     
nongovernmental organizations working   
with refugees around the world2 and     
,whereas the ,united ,states has        
welcomed more than #c1jjj1jjj refugees  
during the last #cj years1 who are      
resettled in communities across the     

country3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,senate--  7#a7 supports the goals  
and ideals of ,world ,refugee ,day2     
7#b7 reaffirms its commitment to the    
protection1 well-being1 and             
self-reliance of refugee women and girls
 and their families in ,united ,states  
humanitarian policy1 programs1 and      
diplomacy and recognizes the work of the
 ,united ,states ,department of ,state  
and the ,united ,states ,agency for     
,international ,development to this end2
  7#c7 emphasizes the importance of     
ensuring that humanitarian assistance   
programs supported by the ,united       
,states provide safe and equitable      
access for women and girls and are      
designed and implemented with their full
 participation2  7#d7 reiterates the    
importance of targeted programs for     
refugee women and girls that prevent and
 respond to gender-based violence1      
support self-reliance1 and promote and  
develop their participation and         
leadership skills2  7#e7 recognizes the 

work of the ,bureau of ,population1     
,refugees1 and ,migration of the        
,department of ,state1 the ,office of   
,refugee ,resettlement of the           
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services1 the ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and  
,immigration ,services of the           
,department of ,homeland ,security1     
nongovernmental organizations1 advocacy 
groups1 and communities across the      
,united ,states in welcoming and        
resettling refugees in the ,united      
,states2  7#f7 celebrates the invaluable
 contributions that refugee women and   
girls make to their families and        
communities2 and  7#g7 encourages the   
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 ,world ,refugee ,day with appropriate  
programs and activities4