UNHCR
UN refugee body
UNHCR is the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the UN agency responsible for protecting refugees and displaced people worldwide.
It coordinates international efforts to provide shelter, food, and legal assistance to those fleeing persecution or conflict: UNHCR estimates over 100 million people are currently displaced globally.
Person fleeing danger abroad
- statelessWithout national belonging
- forced migrationInvoluntary mass relocation
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
persecution · conflict · war · ethnic cleansing · genocide · oppression · climate displacement · host country
Legal protection for displaced persons
- legal assistanceLawyer-provided help
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- asylum seekerOne requesting official protection
statelessness · human rights · safeguarding · vulnerability · unaccompanied minors · gender-based violence · legal framework · identity documents
Temporary outdoor lodgings
- settlementsEstablished communities or agreements
- shelterProtected place or structure
- food distributionAllocating provisions to recipients
- waterClear essential liquid
sanitation · healthcare · education · cash assistance · emergency response · relief supplies · tents · blankets
International governmental organization
- refugee agencyBody assisting displaced persons
- GenevaSwiss seat of diplomacy
- headquartersCentral command location
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
field offices · intergovernmental · multilateral · humanitarian organization · staff · operations · coordination · donor countries
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- statelessWithout national belonging
- forced migrationInvoluntary mass relocation
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
flee · persecution · conflict · war · ethnic cleansing · genocide · oppression · climate displacement · host country · country of origin
refugee status
Legal protection for displaced persons
- legal assistanceLawyer-provided help
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- registrationFormal recording of participation
asylum seeker · statelessness · human rights · safeguarding · vulnerability · unaccompanied minors · gender-based violence · legal framework · identity documents · birth registration
camps
Temporary outdoor lodgings
- settlementsEstablished communities or agreements
- shelterProtected place or structure
- food distributionAllocating provisions to recipients
water · sanitation · healthcare · education · cash assistance · emergency response · relief supplies · tents · blankets · tarps
United Nations
International governmental organization
- refugee agencyBody assisting displaced persons
- GenevaSwiss seat of diplomacy
- headquartersCentral command location
mandate · field offices · intergovernmental · multilateral · humanitarian organization · staff · operations · coordination · donor countries
UNHCRICE
Immigration enforcement bureau
border patrol · immigration enforcement · people smugglers · Interpol