UNHCR

UNHCR was established in 1950 with a mandate to lead and coordinate international action for the protection of refugees and the resolution of refugee problems. It has progressively expanded its mandate to include IDPs in certain conflict settings, stateless persons, and returnees. UNHCR leads the Protection Cluster in humanitarian settings and co-leads the GBV sub-cluster with UNFPA.

UNHCR Ukraine has operated in-country since the 1990s and dramatically scaled up following February 2022. With over 6 million refugees abroad and over 3.6 million IDPs internally, Ukraine represents one of the largest forced displacement situations worldwide. UNHCR’s Ukraine programme covers legal aid and civil documentation, emergency cash assistance for IDPs, shelter solutions (transit accommodation, collective centres, winterization), and co-leadership of the Protection Cluster and GBV sub-cluster — a key coordination interface for CARE’s protection and GBV programming.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is the UN agency mandated to protect and support refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) under certain conditions. UNHCR leads the Protection Cluster and the GBV sub-cluster globally.

Ukraine Commitment

UNHCR Ukraine is one of the agency’s largest operations, co-leading the Protection Cluster, providing emergency cash assistance, legal aid, and documentation support to IDPs, and channelling funds to NGO partners for protection and shelter programming across conflict-affected regions.