UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.

The primary purpose at UNHCR is to safeguard the rights and well-being of people who have been forced to flee.Together with partners and communities, they work to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another country. They also strive to secure lasting solutions.

For over half a century, UNHCR has helped millions of people to restart their lives.They include refugees, returnees, stateless people, the internally displaced and asylum-seekers.Our protection, shelter, health and education has been crucial, healing broken pasts and building brighter futures.