United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

We work to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution, war or disaster at home.

Since 1950, we have faced multiple crises on multiple continents, and provided vital assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, many of whom have nobody left to turn to.

Our 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, we work to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another country. We 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.

We help to save lives and build better futures for millions forced from home.

Our dedicated staff work in 130 countries around the world, from major capitals to remote and often dangerous locations.

Wherever refugees arrive, we work closely with governments to ensure the 1951 Refugee Convention is honoured.

Current projects

Support for the management and coordination of temporary reception sites for internally displaced persons and host communities affected by displacement, in the Centre-Nord region of Burkina Faso (2025).
Support for the management and coordination of temporary reception sites for internally displaced persons and host communities affected by displacement, in the Northern Region of Burkina Faso (2025).
Support collective sites coordination through monitoring 2025
Local Initiatives for Enhancing Social Cohesion in Rakhine State
Handing over and Sustainable Operationalization of the Carpet Weaving and Processing Centre in Mazar-i-Sharif
Reduce the impact of the conflict on refugees in Moldova and ensure access to humanitarian assistance
Assistance to Persons of Concern through Quick Impact Project
Supporting Rohingya Refugees in Cox’s Bazar Camps Through the Provision of Site Management Support, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Community-based Protection, Drain Cleaning, and Information Management Services
Providing multi-sectoral assistance to displaced populations in Maban and Renk counties, Upper Nile State
Implementation of Camp Coordination and Camp Management Program in Somaliland