Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les r茅fugi茅s (Montreal, QC)
Le Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les r茅fugi茅s (HCR) est une agence de l鈥橭NU qui a le mandat international de surveiller la mise en 艙uvre de la Convention de 1951 relative au statut des r茅fugi茅s. Le bureau du HCR 脿 Montr茅al surveille la bonne mise en application des conventions internationales sign茅es par le Canada en lien avec les r茅fugi茅s et les apatrides.
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (Ottawa, ON)
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is the world鈥檚 leading not-for-profit organization in helping and protecting the millions of people forced to flee their homes because of violence, conflict, and persecution. We deliver life-saving assistance, including shelter, food and water while also safeguarding fundamental human rights, safety, and dignity.听Our Canadian office is part of a global network that works in 135 countries, protecting over 80 million people.
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Ecuador (Remote)
The UNHCR is mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country. Ecuador is the country that hosts the largest number of recognized refugees in Latin America.
Posting for summer 2025 will be uploaded by the week of Jan. 13.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Guatemala (Remote)
The UNHCR Country Office in Guatemala is located in Guatemala City and works jointly with the Government and civil society organizations to provide protection and assistance to asylum seekers, refugees, persons in transit with international protection needs and persons forcedly displaced.
Posting for summer 2025 will be uploaded by the week of Jan. 13.
