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UNHCR

American

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

UNHCR British

abbreviation

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

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Since March 2, more than a million people -- one in five residents -- have been forced to flee their homes, said the UNHCR.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 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

Around one million Syrian refugees remain in Lebanon, according to UNHCR.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Mr Amin says his brother called him then and told him he was being taken to Myanmar, and asked him to get a lawyer and alert the UNHCR.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 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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