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Thousands of people forced to flee will spend this winter far from home, living in temporary shelters, with little resources, or the means to keep themselves warm.
Your support can help them survive the harsh winter ahead.
At UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, we are already ramping up our winter response, to protect people before the worst winter weather sets in.
In Afghanistan, and neighbouring countries including Pakistan, families have been subjected to decades of conflict, poverty, and hunger, as well as recurring natural disasters. To protect people from the region’s harsh winters, UNHCR is building shelters, providing heaters to keep people warm, and supporting families with cash assistance to help buy food, clothes, and fuel for heating.
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, millions of people have fled their homes, and face winters in temporary accommodation. In Ukraine, we are repairing war-torn buildings, distributing insulation kits, and helping families with emergency cash support. In neighbouring countries like Moldova, we’re helping refugees to integrate into communities, as well as helping them to find jobs to rebuild their lives.
Across the Middle East, families from Syria, are facing yet another winter far from home. UNHCR teams are on the ground in Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon, providing solar lights and heaters, repairing and insulating shelters, providing vital cash assistance and access to health services.
We can’t do this alone. Donate to UNHCR’s winter appeal today.
By making a donation you will be helping to protect the most vulnerable people from the cold this winter.
How would you like to donate?
Please consider making a regular donation to UNHCR. Refugees and displaced families rely on us all year-round for essential shelter, protection and support.
Regular donations help us to reach more vulnerable people, to plan for the most difficult months of the year – like winter – and to help refugees start rebuilding their lives by providing opportunities for work and education
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.
Your money helps UNHCR provide protection, shelter and other forms of assistance, and advocacy on behalf of displaced and stateless people every year. UNHCR staff work as closely as possible with and for people forced to flee, with 90 per cent of our workforce based in field locations. For further details on UNHCR's budget, read our Global Report.
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].
Donations made directly to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, may not be tax-deductible depending on the country you are in. National laws and regulations applicable to contributions to United Nations agencies vary from country to country. UNHCR partners with dedicated fundraising associations in a number of countries. In such countries, in order to make a tax-deductible donation through these entities, you will need to donate through their individual websites.