What does registering with UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees) accomplish?

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  • In general, a refugee is a person who has crossed an international border and is unwilling or unable to return home because of past persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
  • UNHCR offices register asylum seekers. Registering with UNHCR affords some protection to the refugee and allows UNHCR to assess his or her needs. UNHCR may refer for third country resettlement consideration, including to the U.S., those who are found to be particularly vulnerable and in need of resettlement.
  • Addresses for some UNHCR offices:
    • 1) Cameroon:UNHCR YaoundéMail Address: Boîte postale 7077, Yaoundé

      Street Address: Rue du stade No. 1370, Quartier Omnisport, Yaoundé

       2) Uganda:

      UNHCR Kampala

      Mail Address: P. O. Box 3813, Kampala, Uganda

      Street Address: Plot 18, Prince Charles Drive Kololo, Kampala, Uganda

       3) Tanzania:

      UNHCR Dar Es Salaam

      1658 Off Chole Road Masaki, P.O. Box 2666, Dar es Salaam

       4) Ukraine:

      UNHCR Kiev

      Street Address: 14 Lavrska Str., Kiev 01015

        5) Cyprus:

      P.O. Box 21642

      1590 Nicosia, Cyprus

      Phone: 357-22-359-043, E-mail: cypni@unhcr.org

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