Proper noun
UNHCR
(UN) Initialism of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; the UN Refugee Agency.
Synonym: HCR
According to the UNHCR 2009 report as many as 167,189 refugees and asylum seekers are temporary residents in Ecuador. Source: Internet
According to the UNHCR, there were around 8,000 registered refugees, 5,500 unregistered refugees, and 7,000 asylum seekers of various origins in Libya in January 2013. Source: Internet
A member of the UNHCR, the United Nations’ refugee agency in place, acknowledged the reports. Source: Internet
As a result, the UNHCR became more heavily involved with assistance programs within refugee camps, often located in hostile environments. Source: Internet
Awards Since 1954, the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award has been annually awarded to a person or an organization in recognition of outstanding service to the cause of refugees, displaced or stateless people. Source: Internet
A Burmese family has been camping outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Kuala Lumpur, hoping to be resettled in a third country. Source: Internet