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Working with UNHCR since 2013, the Big Heart Foundation has helped 830,000 people who have been forced to flee violence and persecution.
More than six months on, with the emergency phase of the Pakistan earthquake operation coming to an end and following the government's announcement that relief camps would start closing in March, ...
Since the first Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in 2019, UNHCR has convened quarterly informal briefings every year to discuss progress towards implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees and related ...
Since 2012, Educate a child has been a vital long-term supporter of UNHCR's work to extend quality primary education to refugee children around the world.
The number of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum seekers in Costa Rica has doubled in the last eight months, reaching more than 150,000, according to the latest figures available to UNHCR, the UN Refugee ...
Millions of refugees dream of going home. As the durable solution of choice for the largest number of refugees, voluntary repatriation in safety and dignity requires the full commitment of the country ...
UNHCR's national partners are independent, non-governmental organizations, established under the laws of the country in which they operate.
UNHCR calls on governments and partners to join the Refugee Connected Education Challenge and equip refugee-hosting schools with essential digital resources.
Learn more about how to join UNHCR as a staff member, or do business with us as a supplier. Together we can make a difference for people forced to flee.
UNHCR spokespeople are available at our headquarters in Geneva, our regional offices and in many of our field operations to answer media enquiries and provide interviews. Our content team provides ...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is supporting Mexico to strengthen and expand its asylum procedures, amid a sharp increase in the number of people seeking asylum in the country. In the first quarter of ...
UNHCR protects and safeguards the rights of refugees, asylum-seekers, people displaced within their own country and stateless persons.