UNHCR

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United Nations specialized agency humanitarian organization intergovernmental organization

UNHCR is the United Nations agency responsible for protecting and supporting refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless people worldwide.

Aliases (8)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations specialized agency → humanitarian organization → intergovernmental organization →
alsoKnownAs	UN Refugee Agency →
associatedWithTreaty	1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees → 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees →
awarded	Nobel Peace Prize →
beganOperationsOn	1951-01-01 →
coreActivity	advocating for refugee rights → assisting governments in refugee status determination → providing emergency shelter and relief items → providing international protection to refugees → supporting local integration of refugees → supporting resettlement to third countries → supporting statelessness reduction → supporting voluntary repatriation →
dateFounded	1950-12-14 →
fieldPresenceIn	over 130 countries →
foundedBy	United Nations General Assembly →
fullName	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees →
fundingSource	voluntary contributions from governments → voluntary contributions from intergovernmental organizations → voluntary contributions from private donors →
geographicScope	worldwide →
governingBody	Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme →
headedBy	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees →
headquartersCountry	Switzerland →
headquartersLocation	Geneva →
legalBasis	Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees →
mandateIncludes	coordination of international refugee protection → finding durable solutions for refugees → protection of asylum-seekers → protection of refugees → protection of stateless persons →
parentOrganization	United Nations →
primaryBeneficiaries	asylum-seekers → internally displaced persons → refugees → stateless persons →
receivedNobelPeacePrizeIn	1954 → 1981 →
reportsTo	United Nations Economic and Social Council → United Nations General Assembly →
shortName	UNHCR →
usesAbbreviation	HCR →
website	https://www.unhcr.org →
worksWith	civil society organizations → member states of the United Nations → non-governmental organizations → other UN agencies →

Referenced by (68)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nansen Medal ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") → Nansen Medal → Nansen Refugee Award ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") → Nansen Refugee Award →	presentedBy
1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") → Nansen Medal ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") → Nansen Refugee Award ("UNHCR Division of External Relations") →	administeredBy
UNHCR ("UN Refugee Agency") → United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ("UN Refugee Agency") →	alsoKnownAs
Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID) ("UN High Commissioner for Refugees") → Mexican immigration authorities ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	cooperatesWith
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ("Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") → United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) ("Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	definesFunctionsOf
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") → United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	definesRoleOf
United Nations Development Group ("Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") → United Nations agencies ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	hasMember
United Nations missions in the Middle East ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees operations in the Middle East") → United Nations system ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	hasPart
1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") → 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	monitoredBy
Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") → Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme →	oversees
ExCom ("Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") → ExCom →	parentOrganization
António Guterres ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") → Filippo Grandi ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	positionHeld
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") → United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	setsTermOfOfficeFor
International Organization for Migration → United Nations Volunteers →	worksWith
Filippo Grandi →	affiliation
Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme ("Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	associatedWith
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	considersReportsFrom
UNAIDS ("Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	coordinatesWith
United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) ("Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	createdMandateFor
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ("Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	definesMandateOf
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ("Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	definesResponsibilitiesOf
Filippo Grandi ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	employer
United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) ("Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	established
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ("Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	establishes
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ("Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	establishesHeadquartersOf
UNHCR ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	fullName
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees →	hasAbbreviation
Olof Palme Prize →	hasAwarded
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	hasLeaderTitle
Syrian Civil War →	hasOrganizationInvolved
UN ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	hasProgram
Fulbright Prize for International Understanding ("UN High Commissioner for Refugees") →	hasRecipient
United Nations →	hasRefugeeAgency
Angelina Jolie ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	hasWorkedFor
UNHCR ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	headedBy
United Nations Archives Geneva ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	holdsArchivesOf
UNON ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees offices") →	hostsOrganization
United Nations country teams in Central Africa ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	includes
League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ("Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	influenced
Geneva ("UN High Commissioner for Refugees") →	isSeatOf
Filippo Grandi ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	leaderOf
Filippo Grandi ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	office
Nansen Refugee Award ("Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	organizer
HCR ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	refersTo
New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	relatedTo
UNHCR →	shortName
HCR ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	shortNameOf
HCR ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	standsFor
Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme ("UNHCR Secretariat") →	supportedBy
UN Goodwill Ambassador ("United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees") →	usedBy
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees →	usesAbbreviation