14("2 Billion Kilometer to Safety" Campaign) Flashcards
1
Q
Is it organised by UNHCR
A
Yes…it is by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
2
Q
what the campaign wants us to do
A
It asks people of the world to trave 2 billion km as each year refuges do it!!!!
3
Q
Can u imagine the 2bn distance
A
Yes its the same distance between earth and saturn
4
Q
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
A
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency with the mandate to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people, and assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country.
UNHCR‘s mandate does not apply to Palestinian refugees, who are assisted by UNRWA.
5
Q
when was it established
A
1950 as non profit org in Geneva
