Difference between revisions of "UNHCR"
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=== Encyclopaedic information === | === Encyclopaedic information === | ||
By its Statute, UNHCR is tasked with, among others, promoting international instruments for the protection of refugees, and supervising their application. | 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 UNHCR is to protect the refugees and offer lasting solutions to their problems [...] | 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 UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency which administers most refugee camps worldwide [...] | 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> | ||
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=== Examples === | === Examples === | ||
As the crisis develops, '''UNHCR''' and its partners are on the ground providing crucial humanitarian assistance and protection. | <blockquote>As the crisis develops, '''UNHCR''' and its partners are on the ground providing crucial humanitarian assistance and protection.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://www.unrefugees.org/emergencies/ukraine/ https://www.unrefugees.org/]</small><blockquote>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.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://jliflc.com/refugees-forced-migration-hub/ https://jliflc.com/]</small><blockquote>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.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://www.unrefugees.org/emergencies/yemen/ https://www.unrefugees.org/]</small> | ||
<small>Source: [https://www.unrefugees.org/emergencies/ukraine/ https://www.unrefugees.org/]</small> | |||
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. | |||
<small>Source: [https://jliflc.com/refugees-forced-migration-hub/ https://jliflc.com/]</small> | |||
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. | |||
<small>Source: [https://www.unrefugees.org/emergencies/yemen/ https://www.unrefugees.org/]</small> | |||
Revision as of 17:23, 3 June 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
- Asylum
- refugee crisis
- refugee status
- Non-refoulement
- international protection
- stateless person
- subsidiary protection
- displaced person
- 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/