What do recent events in Syria mean for Syrian refugees?
Dec 11, 2024 · Thousands returning, others fleeing Figures are not yet available, but thousands of Syrian refugees have reportedly started returning to the country from Lebanon via the official Masnaa border point and other unofficial border crossings.
Careers at UNHCR | UNHCR
UNHCR employs 20,305 people in 136 countries. Our dedicated and passionate team work around the clock in a variety of roles including legal protection, community services, public affairs, health and more. They lead international action to protect displaced people, deliver life …
The 1951 Refugee Convention | UNHCR
Refugees are in extremely vulnerable circumstances, lacking the protection of their own countries and facing immense challenges to their safety and well-being. The 1951 Refugee Convention, supplemented by its 1967 Protocol, help protect them. They are the cornerstone of refugee protection and the ...
Defining sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment
Sexual abuse means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. Any sexual activity with children (persons under the age of 18 years) constitutes sexual abuse. Sexual exploitation means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or …
Contact us - UNHCR
If you’re a journalist or member of the media, you can find contact details for spokespersons on our Media centre page, along with links to our latest press releases and statements, high-quality photo and video packages, and the most recent UNHCR data on forced displacement.. Thank you for your interest in covering the plight of people forced to flee and UNHCR’s work to protect and ...
UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
Winter is here. Rain, flooding, snow and sub-zero temperatures are threatening the lives of people forced to spend winter far from home. In Lebanon, entire neighbourhoods have been flattened by airstrikes and families are sleeping on the ground, without as much as a blanket.In Afghanistan, people are having to choose between heating and eating, despite temperatures dropping well …
Refugee Data Finder - Key Indicators - UNHCR
Oct 8, 2024 · Welcome to UNHCR’s Refugee Population Statistics Database. The database contains information about forcibly displaced populations spanning more than 70 years of statistical activities.
Refugees | UNHCR
Refugee definitions and meaning. Who is a refugee is defined in international law. The 1951 Refugee Convention defines a refugee as a person who "owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of [their] nationality and is …
Internships - UNHCR
To be considered for an internship, candidates must: be a recent graduate* or current student in a graduate/undergraduate school programme from a university or higher education facility accredited by UNESCO have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant to, or of interest to, the work of the organization
Information on UNHCR Resettlement
UNHCR supports the resettlement of individuals who are determined to be refugees under UNHCR’s mandate for whom resettlement is the most appropriate durable solution, and who fall under UNHCR’s resettlement submission categories: legal and/or physical protection needs, survivors of torture and/or violence, medical needs, women and …