UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Published purpose

This grant represents Canada's institutional support to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). UNHCR uses these funds, along with other donors’ funding to achieve its mandate of leading and coordinating international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. It provides international protection and assistance to refugees, internally displaced and stateless persons, while searching for durable solutions, and ensuring that their basic needs are met. With GAC’s support, UNHCR’s emergency operations in 123 countries provide protection and assistance to an estimated 35.8 million displaced people. Project activities include: (1) providing shelter, clothing, and other essential non-food items to people of concern (including refugees, internally displaced persons, and stateless people); (2) providing adequate sanitation services; (3) working with governments to register asylum seekers and refugees, and to help issue identity documents; (4) working to uphold the social and economic standing of persons of concern; and (5) working with governments to support refugee self-reliance, and forge peaceful relations between refugees and local citizens.