United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), also known as the UN Refugee Agency, is a United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland and is a member of the United Nations Development Group. The UNHCR has won two Nobel Peace Prizes, once in 1954 and again in 1981.

History

Following the demise of the League of Nations and the formation of the United Nations the international community was acutely aware of the refugee crisis following the end of World War II. In 1947, the International Refugee Organization (IRO) was founded by the United Nations. The IRO was the first international agency to deal comprehensively with all aspects pertaining to refugees' lives. Preceding this was the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, which was established in 1944 to address the millions of people displaced across Europe as a result of World War II.

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UNHCR: Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Face Water Shortage

Voa News 24 May 2019

UNHCR spokesman Andrej Mahecic says aid agencies will begin trucking in water in the next two weeks for the more than 140,000 Rohingya refugees living southeast Bangladesh's Teknaf Peninsula ... Because of the growing shortage, the UNHCR began rationing the refugees' daily water supply....

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Myanmar, UNHCR to collaborate in humanitarian work in face of disaster

Xinhua 24 May 2019

YANGON, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's Department of Disaster Management and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on collaboration in humanitarian work when facing disaster in the country, the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement said on Friday....

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'Results' needed from Myanmar over Rohingya return: UNHCR head

This is Money 24 May 2019

"My message is ... We need to show results," he told AFP in an interview in Yangon ... Grandi defended the UNHCR´s involvement in a plan by the Bangladeshi government to move some 100,000 refugees onto low-lying island Bhashan Char ... Grandi said the UNHCR would reconsider its role in providing services if conditions did not substantially improve ... ....

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UNHCR launches new season of award-wining podcast on humanitarian workers

UNHCR 24 May 2019

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is launching today the second season of its award-winning podcast series Awake at Night, which centres around people dedicating their lives to helping those displaced by war ... It also includes conversations with writer and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Khaled Hosseini and acclaimed war photographer, Giles Duley....

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‘Results’ needed from Myanmar over Rohingya return: UNHCR head

Arab News 24 May 2019

Author. AFP ID ... Grandi defended the UNHCR’s involvement in a plan by the Bangladeshi government to move some 100,000 refugees onto low-lying island Bhashan Char ... Grandi said the UNHCR would reconsider its role in providing services if conditions did not substantially improve ... Main category ... Myanmar Rohingya UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) ‘People are dying’....

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UNHCR launches new season of award-winning podcast on humanitarian workers

UNHCR 24 May 2019

Fabrizio Hochschild (right), UN Assistant Secretary-General for Strategic Coordination, sits down with Melissa Fleming, UNHCR's Head of Global Communications, for an interview for the second season of the podcast Awake at Night. © UNHCR/Susan Hopper ... For more information, visit the webpage unhcr.org/awakeatnight....

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A group of Venezuelan migrants sleep on the ground at a border crossing into Peru, before the deadline on new regulations that demand passports from migrants, in Tumbes, Peru, Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.

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Thousands Of Children Born To Venezuelan Mothers In Colombia At Risk Of Statelessness

WorldNews.com 24 May 2019

Juan Ignacio Mondelli, UNHCR’s senior regional protection officer, said Colombia was committed to addressing the problem, but there was a need to develop an identification marker for children who are at risk of becoming stateless or already are ... The UNHCR said earlier this week ......

photo: AP / Evan Vucci

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a meeting with leaders at the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center, Sunday, May 21, 2017, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Pompeo Says White House Will Bypass Congress For Massive Arms Deal With Saudis, UAE

WorldNews.com 24 May 2019

The White House is planning to invoke a national emergency to proceed with arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan in a move which would bypass Congress, according to Al Jazeera. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the move was necessary since a delay could increase the risk for U.S ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....

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Thousands of children born in Colombia to Venezuelan migrants left stateless: UNHCR

Japan Times 23 May 2019

Thousands of children born in Colombia to Venezuelan mothers are stuck in legal limbo with no identity documents, putting them at risk of statelessness, the ... ....

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UNHCR: People Fleeing Venezuela Need Protection, Must Not Be Deported

Voa News 23 May 2019

The U.N ... The U.N ... But given the dire conditions back home, UNHCR spokeswoman Liz Throssell said it is clear the majority of the millions of those who have left need international refugee protection ... "UNHCR also calls on states to ensure that Venezuelans, regardless of their legal status, are not deported or otherwise forcibly returned to Venezuela ." ... ....

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Kenya court to rule if gay relations are criminal acts

Deseret News 23 May 2019

In this photo taken Friday, May 17, 2019, LGBT refugees living in Kenya stand behind a rainbow flag as they protest against their treatment by authorities, outside an office of the UN refugee agency UNHCR in Nairobi, Kenya ... office of the UN refugee agency UNHCR in Nairobi, Kenya....

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Defunding UNRWA: Trump’s Legal Sleight of Hand against Palestine

GlobalResearch 23 May 2019

Trump wants to dismantle the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and shift responsibility for Palestine refugees to the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). What has UNHCR got . ....

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Qatar Charity and UNHCR launch largest relief initiative

MENA FN 22 May 2019

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) The PeninsulaQatar Charity (QC) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, launched the largest humanitarian relief initiative entitled ‘For Humanity (4H)' to... ....