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=== Related terms === | === Related terms === | ||
* | * (''addresses'') [[refugee crisis|'''refugee crisis''']] | ||
* (''has a mission to aid and protect'') [[Refugee|'''refugees''']], [[displaced person|'''displaced persons''']], [[Stateless person|'''stateless persons''']] | |||
* (''oversees the observance of'') [[non-refoulement|'''non-refoulement''']] | |||
* [[ | * (''provides'') '''humanitarian aid''' | ||
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* humanitarian aid | |||
* | * | ||
=== Definition === | === Definition === | ||
The | The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is the official agency of the U.N. whose mission it is to aid and protect refugees. | ||
<small>Source: [https://news.yahoo.com/how-to-help-ukraine-refugees-donate-humanitarian-organizations-165010863.html https://news.yahoo.com/]</small> | <small>Source: [https://news.yahoo.com/how-to-help-ukraine-refugees-donate-humanitarian-organizations-165010863.html https://news.yahoo.com/]</small> | ||
=== Encyclopaedic information === | === Encyclopaedic information === | ||
By its Statute, | By its Statute, UNHCR is tasked with, among others, promoting international instruments for the protection of refugees, and supervising their application. | ||
<small>Source: [https://www.unhcr.org/3b66c2aa10.pdf https://www.unhcr.org/]</small> | <small>Source: [https://www.unhcr.org/3b66c2aa10.pdf https://www.unhcr.org/]</small> | ||
The goal of the | The goal of the UNHCR is to protect the refugees and offer lasting solutions to their problems (...). | ||
<small>Source: [https://www.unhcr.or.th/sites/default/files/Jan09-Eng.pdf https://www.unhcr.or.th/]</small> | <small>Source: [https://www.unhcr.or.th/sites/default/files/Jan09-Eng.pdf https://www.unhcr.or.th/]</small> | ||
The | The UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency which administers most refugee camps worldwide (...). | ||
<small>Source: [https://theconversation.com/as-syrian-refugee-crisis-spreads-to-europe-lessons-from-turkey-48428 https://theconversation.com/]</small> | <small>Source: [https://theconversation.com/as-syrian-refugee-crisis-spreads-to-europe-lessons-from-turkey-48428 https://theconversation.com/]</small> | ||
Latest revision as of 15:08, 30 August 2022
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/