{"id":21971,"date":"2025-08-20T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T06:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=21971"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:30:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:00:35","slug":"united-nations-high-commissioner-for-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/united-nations-high-commissioner-for-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has temporarily suspended the process of facilitating the repatriation of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>UN Refugee Agency<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which <\/span><b>protects refugees worldwide <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and facilitates their return home or resettlement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>History:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It <\/span><b>was established by<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the General Assembly of the <\/span><b>United Nations in 1950<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the aftermath of the Second World War to help the millions of people who had lost their homes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>global organization dedicated to saving lives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, protecting rights and building a better future for people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Funding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0 It is<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">funded voluntarily, contributed by governments, private donors, and organisations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was awarded <\/span><b>Nobel Peace Prizes in 1954 and 1981.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It started the <\/span><b>Nansen Refugee Award in 1954<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for recognition of outstanding service to the cause of refugees, displaced or stateless people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Governance structure<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is governed by the <\/span><b>UN General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ECOSOC).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UNHCR Executive Committee approves the agency&#8217;s biennial programmes and the corresponding budget.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are presented by the <\/span><b>High Commissioner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who is appointed by the UN General Assembly.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Geneva, Switzerland<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tamil-nadu\/unhcr-suspends-repatriation-of-refugees-to-sri-lanka\/article69948423.ece#:~:text=Facilitation%20of%20voluntary%20returnees%20put%20on%20hold%20fearing%20risk%20of%20arrests&amp;text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees protects refugees worldwide and facilitates their return home or resettlement. 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