India’s Sri Lankan refugees need fair consideration
India’s Sri Lankan refugees need fair consideration
UNHCR helps to save lives and build better futures for the millions of people forced to flee their homes
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution, or war at home
UNHCR India operates in 11 locations with the support of 8 implementing partners.
We provide sustainable and timely support to address the basic needs of the most vulnerable refugees and asylum-seekers across the country.
Our gamut includes the determination of refugee status, providing emergency and life-saving health care, legal and social counselling, along with psycho-social support.
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as of June 2022, as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order.
At present, we provide sustainable and timely support to address the basic needs of 49,415 refugees and asylum-seekers in urban areas across the country.
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Global Appeal 2023
The Global Appeal is UNHCR's annual publication describing its plans for the coming year and the outlook for forcibly displaced and stateless people in 2023.
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UNHCR India Year End Report 2022
UNHCR India's 2022 year-end report provides an overview of the country operation's efforts to support those forced to flee including registration, refugee status determination, access to services and durable solutions.
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Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Emergency
Devastating earthquakes have affected families in Türkiye and Syria—your urgent response is needed to save lives.
Two powerful earthquakes have struck in south-eastern Türkiye and northern Syria. Thousands of people are confirmed dead, with numbers expected to rise. Syrians displaced inside their own country were already living in flimsy shelters and partially destroyed buildings—which are now completely gone. In Türkiye, the impact also includes thousands of refugees, and the communities that have been generously hosting them for nearly 12 years.
Families are in urgent need of relief items and shelter - UNHCR is on the ground delivering urgent assistance.
could provide emergency tents to families who have lost their home.
could provide a warm winter coat, gloves and boots to keep an earthquake victim in Türkiye warm.
could provide a warm winter coat to a refugee that has lost everything during the earthquake.
