HCR

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United Nations specialized agency abbreviation intergovernmental organization

HCR is the commonly used abbreviation for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the UN agency responsible for protecting and supporting refugees worldwide.

Aliases (1)

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ×41

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations specialized agency → abbreviation → intergovernmental organization →
alsoKnownAs	UN Refugee Agency →
appliesToJurisdiction	world →
country	Switzerland →
fieldOfWork	asylum policy → human rights → humanitarian aid → refugee protection → statelessness →
foundedBy	United Nations General Assembly →
hasAbbreviation	HCR → UNHCR →
hasAward	Nobel Peace Prize →
hasLeaderTitle	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees →
hasMainTask	coordinating emergency response for displaced populations → providing international protection to refugees → seeking durable solutions for refugees → supporting local integration of refugees → supporting resettlement to third countries → supporting voluntary repatriation →
hasOfficialLanguage	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
headquartersLocation	Geneva →
inception	1950 →
isPartOf	United Nations development and humanitarian system →
legalForm	United Nations programme →
missionStatement	to protect and support refugees and displaced persons worldwide →
operatesIn	conflict-affected countries → refugee-hosting countries →
parentOrganization	United Nations Secretariat →
receivedAwardInYear	1954 → 1981 →
refersTo	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees →
shortNameOf	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees →
standsFor	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees →
subOrganizationOf	United Nations →
usesAbbreviation	HCR → UNHCR →
website	https://www.unhcr.org/ →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
UNHCR → United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees →	usesAbbreviation
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees →	hasAbbreviation