UNHCR
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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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
Since late October there has been a steady influx of refugees into Mauritania from Mali where the security situation remains "very unstable", according to UNHCR.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
In June 2024, the UN's refugee agency, UNHCR, recorded 345,000 Eritrean refugees and asylum seekers in East Africa, out of 580,000 globally.
From BBC • May 6, 2025
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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