*Application period: April 18, 2021 to May 9, 2021
General Background
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. UNHCR was created in 1950, during the aftermath of the Second World War, to help millions of Europeans who had fled or lost their homes. UNHCR had three years to complete its work and then disband. Today, over 68 years later, the organization is still hard at work, protecting and assisting refugees around the world.
UNHCR workforce is its backbone. The agency is present in 135 countries and as of 31 May 2020, UNHCR employs 17,324 people, of whom around nearly 90 per cent are based in the field to help the displaced, specializing in a wide range of disciplines, including legal protection, administration, community services, public affairs and health.