United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), also known as The UN Refugee Agency is a United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland and is a member of the United Nations Development Group.The UNHCR has won two Nobel Peace Prizes, once in 1954 and again in 1981.
 High Commissioner - António Guterres, Portugal (2005–present)

Org type	Programme
Acronyms	UNHCR
Head	António Guterres
Status	Active
Established	December 14, 1950
Website	UNHCR.org
Parent org	United Nations