| Urząd ds. Repatriacji i Cudzoziemców/ Office for Reparation and Aliens | Bureau of organizations of centers of aliens applying for refugees status or asylum. |
| Rada ds. Uchodźców/ Committee for Refugees | Governmental organization committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. |
| Amnesty International | Human rights organisation reporting on the many issues including asylum and migration. |
| Helsińska Fundacja Praw Człowieka/ The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights | Based in Warsaw, was established in 1989. Its creation was preceded by the seven year of activity of the Helsinki Committee in Poland, which existed in the underground since 1982. Following the transformation of Poland’s political system in 1989, the Committee’s members decided to come out into the open and establish an independent foundation, which was to carry out educational and research related activities in the field of human rights. Because the law which was then in force did not allow the establishment of independent institutes, it was decided that a foundation would be created to fulfil this role. |
| Stowarzyszenie Praw Człowieka im. Haliny Nieć/ The Halina Niec Human Rights Association | The idea of the Association initiators and workers is to use all their energy and intellectual potential to improve the Polish human rights standards and to reform, rationalize the possibility of the lawyers free advise and help accession (and indirectly – accession to the justice) through out the ad hoc advices and through providing the strategically „litygacji" as well as through educational programs and information. |
| Polska Akcja Humanitarna/ Polish Humanitarian Organisation | PHO is a non governmental organization registered in Poland, which works internationally and within the country. Its mission is to make the world a better place through alleviation of human suffering and promotion of humanitarian values. |
| Wysoki Komisarz Narodów Zjednoczonych ds. Uchodźów w Polsce/ NHCRThe UN Refugee Agency | UNHCR was asked by the Polish government to determine the status of groups of aliens seeking international protection in Poland. |
| Instytut Spraw Publicznych/ The Institute Of Public Affairs (Ipa) | The Institute Of Public Affairs (IPA) is an
independent, non-partisan public policy think tank. The IPA was established
in 1995 to support modernisation reforms and to provide a forum for informed
debate on social and political issues. The Institute of Public Affairs
has prepared reform proposals for the key areas in society and politics.
The Institute has a network of associates, which consists of scholars
from different academic institutions as well as numerous social and political
actors. |
| Stowarzyszenie ‘jeden Świat’/ One World Association | One World Association is a non-governmental organization, which carries the mission of promoting peace and mutual understanding by means of international and national voluntary programs and education. By "opening" one person for another we want to raise social awareness and by that create one world, without separating the better from the worse. The Association was established in 1992, registered officially in District Court in Poznań in 1994. From the very beginning "One World" Association acts as a part of the international organization Service Civil International (SCI). |
| Międzykulturowe Centrum Adaptacji Zawodowej/ International Center for Vocational Adaptation | Project EQUAL supporting social and vocational adaptation immigrants and refugees. |
| EURES POLSKA/ EURES POLAND |
Set up in 1993, EURES is a co-operation network between the European Commission and the Public Employment Services of the EEA Member States (The EU countries plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and other partner organisations. Switzerland also takes part in EURES co-operation. The purpose of EURES is to provide information, advice and recruitment/placement (job-matching) services for the benefit of workers and employers as well as any citizen wishing to benefit from the principle of the free movement of persons. |
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Narodowe Centrum Zasobów Poradnictwa Zawodowego/ National
Resource Centres for Vocational Guidance (NRCVG) |
National Resource Centre for Vocational Guidance
(Narodowe Centrum Zasobów Poradnictwa Zawodowego) is a member of
the Euroguidance network. It was established through the agreement beetwen
National Labour Office and Ministry of National Education, made on 6th
July 1999. The Polish National Resourse Centre for Vocational Guidance
is supported by the Leonardo da Vinci program. |
| KRAJOWY OSRODEK WSPIERANIA EDUKACJI ZAWODOWEJ I USTAWICZNEJ/ National Centre for Supporting Vocational and continuing Education/NCFSVCE/ | National Centre for Supporting Vocational and continuing Education is a central, public, national-level institution providing professional development services for teachers subject to the Ministry of National Education and Science |
| Biuro Uznawalności Wykształcenia i Wymiany Międzynarodowej/ Bureau for Academic Recognition and International Exchange | Bureau for Academic Recognition and International Exchange is a state institution reporting to the Minister of National Education and Sport. The Bureau is the contact point for the EU directives of general system of recognition of professional qualifications. |
| Ośrodek Studów Wschodnich/ Center for Eastern Studies | The Centre for Eastern Studies (CES) was established in 1990. CES is financed from the state budget. Its task is to monitor and analyze the political, economic and social situation in the Central and Eastern European countries, in the Balkans, in the Caucasus and in Central Asia. |
| Centrum Badań nad Migracjami/ The Centre of Migration Research (CMR) | The Centre of Migration Research (CMR) is a research unit of the Warsaw University, which is the leading and by far the largest academic institution in Poland. Initially CMR was a part of the interfaculty Institute for Social Studies, but in 2005 it has been incorporated into the Faculty of Economic Sciences. It evolved into a major migration research unit in Poland, capable of carrying out several projects on various migratory topics simultaneously. |
| Centrum Stosunków mIędzynarodowych/ Center for International Relations | The Center for International Relations (CIR) is an independent, non-governmental establishment dedicated to the study of Polish foreign policy and those issues of international politics, which are of crucial importance to Poland. The Center’s primary objective is to offer political counseling, to describe Poland’s current international situation, and to continuously monitor the government’s foreign policy moves. |
| Refugee.pl Gazeta Uchodźców/ Refugee.pl. Refugee News | Internet based journal for refugees. The project is co-funded by European Refugee Fund. |
| Poradnik dla codzoziemców/ Guide for Aliens | Internet based guide for aliens. |
| Expats in Poland | The service was created for all Expatriates currently living or just staying in Poland. The content eases the process of accommodation in the new community and environment. It contains basic information about Poland as a country, description of Polish law system and cross-culture information. |
| The Varsaw Voice | The internet version of an independent English-language weekly providing general information, prepared and edited by Polish and foreign journalists and editors. |
| Culture.pl.: Strona poświęcona promowaniu polskiej kultury za granicą/ The web created for promoting Polish culture throughout the world | The website created in the year 2001, is managed by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute (AMI) - a government cultural institution. One of AMI's missions is to promote Polish culture throughout the world, in particular by compiling and updating an integrated system of information about Polish culture and disseminating this information - in Polish and in foreign languages - on the Internet via the websites it manages. |
| ARABIA.pl | ARABIA.pl is the largest Web portal in Poland concerned with Arabic issues. Its aim is to inform about the Arabic world in an honest and objective way. It came into existence on 22 June 2002 in Warsaw. In April 2003 an Arabic version of the portal was launched, covering information about Poland and targeting mainly the Arabic reader. In April 2006 the English version came into being. The information provided is obtained from Polish, English as well as Arabic sources. The supervision of Warsaw Arabists guarantees the professionalism of the articles placed. |
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