GENEVA - Ms. Wendy Chamberlin, a veteran U.S. Foreign Service officer and former Ambassador to Laos and Pakistan, has been appointed the new U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees. Announcing the ...

GENEVA, April 24 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency on Friday said the deaths of hundreds of refugees and migrants on the Mediterranean this year and the sea crossing of almost 40,000 people since ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives and protecting the rights of refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.

All UNHCR contractual arrangements are subject to the Financial Rules and Regulations of the United Nations and the Financial Rules for Voluntary Funds Administered by the High Commissioner.

This second edition of the Global Compact on Refugees Indicator Framework caps a process of technical refinement led by UNHCR, following the release of the first GCR indicator report and its ...

UNHCR uses cash transfers to provide protection, assistance and services to vulnerable displaced persons. This allows them to meet their most pressing needs, build and support livelihoods, and ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are deeply saddened by the latest tragic incident at sea in which a boat reportedly carrying 84 people capsized off ...

UNHCR is promoting the systematic review of maternal deaths to learn from those situations, improve the quality of safe motherhood programming and prevent future maternal and neonatal morbidity and ...

The Inspector General’s Office (IGO) exists as the cornerstone of UNHCR’s system of independent oversight. In line with UNHCR’s Policy on Independent Oversight, this oversight system exists to ensure ...

Trends in Displacement, Protection and Solutions : Eleven Years of Statistics Contents ...

Community sponsorship refers to programmes where individuals or groups come together to provide financial, emotional and practical support toward reception and integration of refugees that have ...

Explore UNHCR’s teaching materials on refugees, asylum, and migration for primary and secondary education, plus guidance for teachers of refugee children.