UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a lifeline for people displaced by violence, conflict and persecution—helping them survive, recover and build a better future.
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What We Do
over 211 million core aid items delivered to displaced people in 2016
Where We Work
UNHCR provides essential services to refugees in 130 countries, in 470 locations
Who We Help
million men, women and children displaced by violence, conflict and prosecution worldwide
Latest News
Véronique Lamontagne reçoit le Prix national Métropolis 2019 pour son travail de mobilisation des villes et en faveur des migrants et réfugiés
Véronique Lamontagne est conseillère en relations internationales au Bureau des relations internationales de la Ville Montréal. Elle s’est récemment entretenue avec Denise Otis, cheffe du bureau du HCR à Montréal.
UNHCR’s Bathoul Ahmed describes some of the horrors she has witnessed while working in war-torn Yemen.
Yemen is the world’s worst ongoing humanitarian disaster. There are so many layers to the suffering, made worse by massive displacement.