For every emergencies. Wherever. Whenever
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There are more people around the world who are forcibly displaced than ever before. An unprecedented 114 million have been forced from home, due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations, or events seriously disturbing public order.
You can make a difference. Donate to UNHCR Emergency Action.
Your support helps ensure that refugees and displaced families caught up in the next emergency can access vital assistance, protection, and shelter as soon as possible – even in the most underreported crises.
Together we can be stronger in an uncertain world. Together we can be prepared. Together we can be more certain of making a difference.
You can provide urgently needed relief before the headlines hit, by donating today.
How would you like to donate?
₹500
can provide a refugee child with uniforms to attend school
₹2,500
can provide a bukhary heating device for a displaced family to keep them warm during the harsh winter season in Afghanistan
₹5,000
could provide a month of multipurpose cash assistance to a family of four people in Türkiye to help them buy what they need the most
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization working to save lives, protect rights and build a better future for refugees, internally displaced communities and stateless people. We work to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find refuge from violence or persecution.
By choosing to give a regular donation, you will be helping UNHCR to plan ahead and invest in long-term projects to improve the lives the refugees.
Faster help: Monthly donations allow UNHCR to respond to emergencies when a crisis occurs. Your gift can go where it's most needed.
Support of long-term operations: More predictable income helps UNHCR go beyond short-term emergency aid and provide families with ongoing relief and protection every single day.
Easy to donate: To set up a recurring donation, please choose the Monthly option in the form. You can always update your donations by contacting our Donor Care team at [email protected].
Your money helps UNHCR provide protection, shelter and other forms of assistance, and advocacy on behalf of displaced and stateless people every year. We ensure that as many funds as possible are redirected to refugees, stateless persons and asylum-seekers. UNHCR staff work as closely as possible with and for people forced to flee, with 90 per cent of our workforce in field locations. For further details on UNHCR's budget, read our Global Report.
If you have any questions about your donation or our work, then please contact us at [email protected], we promise to reply as soon as we can.
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About UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. We work to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution, war or disaster at home.
Learn more here
*Tax Disclaimer: Donations made directly to UNHCR may not be tax-deductible in your country of residence. Laws regarding contributions to United Nations agencies vary from country to country. UNHCR does, however, partner with dedicated fundraising associations in a number of countries as well as having country-specific offices with their own fundraising capacity. These countries include the USA, Germany, Spain, Japan, Australia, Italy, Canada, UK, South Korea, Hong Kong and Belgium. In order to make tax-deductible donations through these offices, you will need to donate through their individual websites. We are, however, able to issue a receipt of donation from UNHCR international that may be accepted in certain instances. We would suggest that if in doubt you contact your local tax advisor for guidelines on whether your gift is eligible or not.