UNHCR

Equivalents

Úřad vysokého komisaře OSN pro uprchlíky — Hohes Flüchtlingskommissariat der Vereinten Nationen — Agenzia ONU per i Rifugiati — Biuro Wysokiego Komisarza Narodów Zjednoczonych ds. Uchodźców

Related terms

• (addresses) refugee crisis
• (has a mission to aid and protect) refugees, displaced persons, stateless persons
• (oversees the observance of) non-refoulement
• (provides) humanitarian aid

Definition

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is the official agency of the U.N. whose mission it is to aid and protect refugees.

Source: https://news.yahoo.com/

Encyclopaedic information

By its Statute, UNHCR is tasked with, among others, promoting international instruments for the protection of refugees, and supervising their application.

Source: https://www.unhcr.org/

The goal of the UNHCR is to protect the refugees and offer lasting solutions to their problems [...]

Source: https://www.unhcr.or.th/

The UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency which administers most refugee camps worldwide [...]

Source: https://theconversation.com/

Synonyms and variants

• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
• UN Refugee Agency
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (the Head of the UNHCR, but also used as a synonym for the Office)

Collocations

• the UNHCR/UN Refugee Agency is on the ground

Examples

As the crisis develops, UNHCR and its partners are on the ground providing crucial humanitarian assistance and protection.

Source: https://www.unrefugees.org/

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) identifies a major protracted refugee situation as one where more than 25,000 refugees have been in exile for more than five years.

Source: https://jliflc.com/

Despite challenging circumstances, the UN Refugee Agency is on the ground delivering lifesaving support to millions of displaced Yemenis as well as to refugees and asylum-seekers across the country.

Source: https://www.unrefugees.org/