Trusts and Foundations

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Why Trusts and Foundations are vital to our mission

Today, over 110 million people are forcibly displaced, a sobering and alarming figure. Trusts and Foundations play a vital role in helping UNHCR to save the lives and protect the rights of refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people all around the globe.

From donating lifesaving emergency funding, to providing valuable insight and supporting our long-term work in education, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), livelihoods, environment, health and protection, our partnerships help us to build a better future for some of the world’s most vulnerable people.

We are committed to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals and to creating long-term and durable solutions for refugees and displaced people – Trusts and Foundations will be key partners in helping us achieve these ambitious aims.

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Photo: © UNHCR/Humera Karim

In 2022, torrential monsoon rains caused devastating flooding across Pakistan, affecting some 33 million people. The floods brought destruction and damage on an enormous scale, destroying the homes and livelihoods of millions. Thanks to generous supporters like the Guernsey Overseas Aid & Development Commission, UNHCR was able to respond quickly with humanitarian aid for the most vulnerable on the ground:   

“The Commission is very pleased, on behalf of the people of Guernsey, to support the work of the UK for UNHCR to help to alleviate the effects of the Pakistan floods. It recognises that the scale of the flooding and the ongoing impact on communities is unprecedented and, in such situations, refugees tend to be the hardest hit. As the UNHCR has an established presence in Pakistan and was already distributing core relief items to 50,000 flood affected refugee households, it was an obvious choice of  partner to ensure that the Commission’s donation was used in the most effective and beneficial way possible.”

-Deputy Chris Blin, President of the Guernsey Overseas Aid & Development Commission

Why partner with UK for UNHCR?

Partnering with us means that you can join a global community of like-minded and visionary philanthropists who want to transform the lives of refugees and displaced people all over the world.

UNHCR are experts with over 70 years’ experience. Operational in more than 135 countries, UNHCR is the only organisation with the expertise, global position reach and history that can protect and empower refugees around the world. UNHCR has the capacity to launch an emergency response for 1 million people within 72 hours. With a core mandate to ensure the international protection of uprooted people worldwide, UNHCR is the leading global agency to ensure the protection of people fleeing conflict, persecution or natural disaster around the world

As a non-political, United Nations organisation, UNHCR also has the power to convene leaders across government and civil society to ensure coordinated impact for the communities we support.

By partnering with us, you will align yourself with an organisation that has refugees and displaced people at the very heart of everything we do.