What does UNHCR stand for?

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated in 2008 that up to two million Iraqi refugees were living in neighbouring countries, most of them in Syria and Jordan.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated in 2008 that up to two million Iraqi refugees were living in neighbouring countries, most of them in Syria and Jordan.

Indonesian government has also been pressuring the Australia Government to take many of the asylum seekers, while some will be kept in detention and are unlikely to be granted access to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

The Japanese embassy in Colombo said the aid would be given to Sri Lanka through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

The aid would be provided through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

At the time, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR) expressed concern over conditions at the centre.

The study used snowballing: people providing contacts," said Abeer Etefa of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Byline: Daily Star Staff Summary: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHRC) Antonio GuterresAa praised the "heroic" work of mine clearers before presenting this year's prestigious Nansen Refugee Award to staff and partners of the UN Mine Action Coordination Center (UNMACC) for their key role in enabling hundreds of thousands of displaced people to resume a normal life in South Lebanon.