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UNHCR

American  
  1. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.


UNHCR British  

abbreviation

  1. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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More than 14,000 people landed in Italy during the first six months of the year, most of whom set off from Libya, according to the UNHCR.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said it was "deeply saddened by the death of two Sudanese women."

From Barron's May 3, 2026

Between March 4 and 18, about 26,600 Iranians crossed into Turkey, similar to or fewer than the usual number crossing the border, according to the United Nations’ refugee agency, UNHCR.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 22, 2026

The UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, says 41,696 people arrived in Greece by sea in 2025.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2026

At the border, we climbed into a giant semitruck run by the refugee arm of the United Nations, the UNHCR.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

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