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UNHCR is a UN agency dedicated to protecting refugees and displaced individuals, focusing on their rights and well-being through various services like shelter, legal assistance, and education. Its future goals include expanding digital access, strengthening partnerships, and addressing the root causes of displacement. Despite significant achievements, UNHCR faces challenges such as limited funding, political resistance, and increasing climate-related displacement.

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UNHCR is a UN agency dedicated to protecting refugees and displaced individuals, focusing on their rights and well-being through various services like shelter, legal assistance, and education. Its future goals include expanding digital access, strengthening partnerships, and addressing the root causes of displacement. Despite significant achievements, UNHCR faces challenges such as limited funding, political resistance, and increasing climate-related displacement.

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UNHCR

1. Definition

UNHCR is a United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees, forcibly
displaced communities, and stateless people. It assists in their voluntary repatriation, local
integration, or resettlement to a third country.

2. Vision

To ensure that every person fleeing conflict or persecution can find safety, has access to
asylum, and can rebuild their lives with dignity.

3. Mission

• To safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees.


• To lead and coordinate international action to protect displaced people.
• To find durable solutions: repatriation, integration, or resettlement.

4. Services Provided

• Emergency shelter, food, water, and medical care.


• Legal assistance and asylum support.
• Education, vocational training, and livelihood programs.
• Resettlement and integration services.
• Protection of stateless individuals.

5. Future Goals

• Expand digital access and innovation in refugee support.


• Strengthen international burden-sharing and partnerships.
• Address root causes of displacement (e.g., climate change, conflict).
• Improve inclusion and self-reliance for refugees.

6. Achievements

• Assisted over 50 million people to restart their lives since 1950.


• Nobel Peace Prize winner (1954, 1981).
• Major role in crises: Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Rohingya, and more.
• Promoted the Global Compact on Refugees (2018).

7. Current Issues and Problems

• Limited funding vs rising refugee needs.


• Political resistance to refugee resettlement.
• Refugee rights violations in host countries.
• Increasing climate-related displacement.
• Complexities of statelessness and documentation.

8. Impact

• Saves millions through life-saving humanitarian aid.


• Advocates refugee rights at global forums.
• Influences asylum policies worldwide.
• Builds resilience and inclusion in host communities.

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