The early recovery cluster is also a formal coordination mechanism and network established by the IASC members and in line with its humanitarian reform. The cluster is lead by UNDP and meets regularly both at the global and country level. UNHCR participates in the discussions at this cluster very actively from the view point of making sure that solutions to displacement are adequately addressed in the policy discussions. The early recovery cluster spearheads coordination, advocacy, consolidated funding as well as monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian situations, while providing expertise through mechanisms such as surge capacity and vis a vis early recovery. In particular, the early recovery cluster, through its network, is to make sure linkages between relief and development across different clusters.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
In order to achieve the above mentioned objective, UNHCR runs humanitarian programmes, from the onset of the crisis, at the country, regional and global level. Such programmes address various sectoral needs such as health, education, shelter, water, livelihoods, crop production, community services, and protection and so on. At the same time, UNHCR implement programmes which promote durable solutions in the forms of return and reintegration, local integration and resettlement. UNHCR works with various operational and implementation partners including UN Agencies, NGOs and other development players.
UNHCR is mandated by the United Nations to lead and coordinate international action for the worldwide protection of refugees and the resolution of refugee problems. In support of its core activities on behalf of refugees, UNHCR's Executive Committee and the UN General Assembly have authorised the organisation's involvement with other groups such as former refugees who have returned to their homeland, internally displaced people, and people who are stateless or whose nationality is disputed.
- Civil Society
- Community Conflict Resolution
- Employment Generation
- Gender
- Human Rights
- Humanitarian Assistance
- Humanitarian Protection
- Local Governance
- Physical Infrastructure and Reconstruction
Humanitarian Protection
- Capacity and development training
- Policy advice
- Research and policy development
- Technical assistance
Humanitarian Assistance
- Capacity and development training
- Policy advice
Physical Infrastructure and Reconstruction
- Africa
- Central Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Chad
- Eastern Africa
- Zambia
- Uganda
- Somalia
- Kenya
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Rwanda
- Burundi
- Northern Africa
- Egypt
- Algeria
- Southern Africa
- South Africa
- Western Africa
- Sierra Leone
- Liberia
- Guinea
- Ghana
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Central Africa
- Asia
- Central Asia
- South Asia
- Nepal
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
- Bangladesh
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- South East Asia
- Thailand
- Myanmar
- Western Asia
- Yemen
- Iraq
- Turkey
- Georgia
- Europe
- Southern Europe
- Serbia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Southern Europe
- Americas
- South America
- Colombia
- South America
Burundi
UNHCR reviews governments’ asylum policies and legal frameworks and provides policy advice in order to ensure protection of refugees in light of international refugee law. UNHCR, in partnership with implementing partners (either NGOs or governments), implement projects. Such projects include humanitarian relief operations during emergencies and so called ‘care and maintenance’ phase, and other sorts of support for promoting self-reliance and durable solutions (return and reintegration. local integration and resettlement).
Sierra Leone
Burundi
UNHCR reviews governments’ asylum policies and legal frameworks and provides policy advice in order to ensure protection of refugees in light of international refugee law. UNHCR, in partnership with implementing partners (either NGOs or governments), implement projects. Such projects include humanitarian relief operations during emergencies and so called ‘care and maintenance’ phase, and other sorts of support for promoting self-reliance and durable solutions (return and reintegration. local integration and resettlement).
Sierra Leone
The nerve centre of the refugee agency is its headquarters in Geneva where staff work in one of eight divisions: the Executive (High Commissioner's) Office; the Division of International Protection Services responsible for the agency's core protection mandate; the Department of Operations which covers all field programmes; the Division of External Relations, the Division of Operational Services, the Division of Human Resources Management for personnel, the Division of Information Systems and Technology, Division of Emergency and Supply Management, and the Division of Financial and Administrative Management.
Network
Early Recovery Cluster
Protection Cluster
The protection cluster is a formal coordination mechanism and network established by the IASC members and in line with its humanitarian reform. The cluster is lead by UNHCR and meets regularly both at the global and country level. The protection cluster spearheads coordination, advocacy, and consolidated funding as well as monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian situations, while providing expertise through mechanisms such as surge capacity and vis a vis protection.