How do I contact the UN refugee agency?
If you are a refugee or asylum-seeker in need of assistance in the United States, you can email [email protected] or call +1 202-461-2356 to leave a message at any time for UNHCR Regional Office Washington. You will receive a call back during normal business hours. Please see our Asylum Resources website.
Does the UN help refugees?
The UN agency that helps refugees is UNHCR (also known as the UN Refugee Agency), which emerged in the wake of World War II to help Europeans displaced by that conflict.
How do I request UN help?
Staff members requiring assistance or advice should submit an online form using the OSLA case management application OSLAW. To do so please go to website: https://oslaw.un.org, create an account and submit your request for assistance. A User Manual is available to guide you through the steps.
What is UNHCR email address?
Email: [email protected].
What can the government do to help refugees?
But while most governments turn their backs, people worldwide are finding clever and creative ways to welcome refugees using their local networks, skills and generosity.
- Grant people access to asylum.
- Sponsor refugees.
- Reunite families.
- Provide medical visas.
- Allow people to study.
- Embrace technology.
- Help newcomers settle in.
How do I send a message to the UN?
To submit a message via e-mail, send an e-mail to [email protected] and in the subject field write ‘Form’. Your messages will be published on the web along with the messages of other students from around the world. A selection of messages will also be printed as a booklet and distributed free to all participants.
Why is UNHCR still working to help refugees?
The following year, on July 28, the legal foundation of helping refugees and the basic statute guiding UNHCR’s work, the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, was adopted. So instead of ending its work after three years, UNHCR has been working ever since to help refugees.
What is the history of the UN Refugee Service?
UNHCR was established on December 14, 1950 by the UN General Assembly with a three-year mandate to complete its work and then disband. The following year, on July 28, the legal foundation of helping refugees and the basic statute guiding UNHCR’s work, the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, was adopted.
Which UN agency helps refugees?
The UN agency that helps refugees is UNHCR (also known as the UN Refugee Agency), which emerged in the wake of World War II to help Europeans displaced by that conflict. UNHCR was established on December 14, 1950 by the UN General Assembly with a three-year mandate to complete its work and then disband.
Where is the headquarters of the UN Refugee Agency?
The UN Refugee Agency has its Headquarters in Geneva, but about 89 per cent of staff are in the field. Today, a staff of more than 9,700 people in 126 countries provides protection and assistance to nearly 59 million refugees, returnees, internally displaced and stateless people.