United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
About
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was created in 1950, during the aftermath of the Second World War, to help millions of Europeans who had fled or lost their homes.
Today, over 69 years later, the organization is still hard at
work, protecting and assisting refugees around the world.
What kind of work?
Graduate Opportunities
Recent graduates can also apply to UNHCR's Internship
UNHCR works in 135 countries, with personnel based Programme. in a mixture of regional and branch offices and sub and
field offices. Their teams work hard to help the displaced, Fun Fact / Recent Project specializing in a wide range of disciplines, including:
Youth with Refugees Art Contest
- Administration
encourages young people across the world to use their
- Legal protection
- Community services - Public affairs
creativity to support people forced to flee.
- Health
The specific theme of the 2020 edition was “everyone
Location
refugees". UNHCR received 2,000 drawings from 100
Switzerland (Headquarters)
Student Opportunities
UNHCR’s Internship Programme offers eligible students and recent graduates the opportunity to gain experience in
the humanitarian sector in an international environment, in line with their academic programme or future work in
a field related to UNHCR’s mission. Internships are offered
at various locations depending on the needs and capacity of offices to receive and supervise interns and provide them with meaningful assignments. An internship can begin at any time during the year and it normally lasts two to six months. More info:
https://www.unhcr.org/en-au/internships.html
134
The UNHCR's Youth with Refugees Art Contest
counts in the fight against COVID-19, including countries.