That the Senate—
reaffirms the bipartisan commitment of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of millions of refugees and asylum seekers, including the education of refugee children and displaced persons who flee war, persecution, or torture in search of protection, peace, hope, and freedom;
recognizes those individuals who have risked their lives working, either individually or for nongovernmental organizations and international agencies, such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (referred to in this resolution as “UNHCR”), to provide lifesaving assistance and protection for people displaced around the world;
reaffirms the imperative to fully restore United States asylum protections by terminating policies that deny access to asylum or externalize our asylum obligations;
underscores the need for the United States Government to fully rebuild our Nation's refugee resettlement infrastructure in order to strengthen national and regional security and encourage international solidarity with host countries; and
calls upon the Secretary of State, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the United States Ambassador to the United Nations—
to continue providing robust funding for refugee protection overseas and resettlement in the United States;
to revive the United States international leadership role in responding to displacement crises with humanitarian assistance, and restore its leadership role in the protection of vulnerable refugee populations that endure gender based violence, human trafficking, persecution, and violence against religious minorities, forced conscription, genocide, and exploitation;
to work in partnership with the international community to find solutions to existing conflicts and prevent new conflicts from beginning;
to continue supporting the efforts of the UNHCR and advance the work of nongovernmental organizations to protect refugees and asylum seekers regardless of their country of origin, race, ethnicity, or religious beliefs;
to continue to alleviate pressures on frontline refugee host countries that absorb the majority of the world’s refugees through humanitarian and development aid;
to respond to the global refugee crisis by meeting robust refugee admissions goals; and
to reaffirm the goals of “World Refugee Day” and reiterate the United States strong commitment to protect refugees and asylum seekers who live without material, social, or legal protections.