…UNHCR’s legal mandate is now also complemented by its operational role in a range of displacement contexts, delivering life-saving assistance including shelter, food, water and basic household items, as well as support to access education and medical care. UNHCR works to ensure that sustainable, longer-term planning is embedded from the start of any emergency, while always ensuring that protection remains at the heart of its humanitarian response….
..On UNHCR’s 75th anniversary, the challenges are profound. One in every 70 people on Earth is displaced. Conflict, persecution, human rights abuses and the impacts of climate change and disasters are contributing to displacement at near-record levels. At the same time, some States are adopting ever-restrictive policies and processes to block access to their territory and undermine refugee rights.