UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Published purpose

March 2018 – The Africa region continues to accommodate the largest population of concern to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) worldwide, with more than 20 million people in sub-Saharan forcibly-displaced. The Asia and Pacific region is home to 9.5 million people of concern to the UNHCR, and the Americas includes approximately 9 million persons of concern. The UNHCR provides international protection and assistance to the world’s refugees, stateless persons, asylum seekers, and in some instances, internally-displaced persons and searches for lasting solutions to their situations. With the support of GAC and other donors, the project provides assistance and protection to refugees, internally-displaced persons and other persons of concern in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Project activities include: (1) providing shelter, clothing and other essential non-food items; (2) providing adequate water, sanitation, and health services, including in reproductive health; (3) providing opportunities for education and livelihoods support; (4) providing protection, including against sexual and gender-based violence, child protection, and working with governments to register asylum seekers and refugees, and help issue identity documents; (5) working with governments to support refugee self-reliance and forge peaceful relations between refugees and local citizens; and (6) expanding opportunities for durable solutions for people of concern.