United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/united-nations-high-commissioner-for-refugees

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the agency designation?Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2. What is the founding date?December 14, 1950
3. What does UNHCR stand for and what does it do?UNHCR is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. It helps people who have to leave their homes because of war or danger.
4. Why does UNHCR protect refugees?It makes sure refugees are not sent back to places where they could be harmed. It also helps them find safe homes, new jobs, or return to their own country if it is safe.

Non-refoulement: The international legal principle prohibiting the return of refugees to territories where they face threats to their life or freedom.
Internally Displaced Person (IDP): Someone forced to flee their home but who remains within their country's borders.
Durable Solutions: Long-term resolutions for refugees, including voluntary repatriation, local integration, or resettlement.
Persecution: Harmful or unfair treatment of a person or group, often based on race, religion, nationality, or political opinion.