Mülteciler ile ilgili organizasyonlar UNHCR

1- What is the importance of interpreter working at UNHCR?

ANSWER:
After the refugees arrive in the country of asylum, interpreters will be important at every step
because the only means of communication for the refugee will be an interpreter. At the same time,
it is vital for the translator to convey the information accurately, impartially and completely, in all
areas from the refugee's health to legal affairs. These are some of the encounters in which UNHCR
officials meet with persons of concern to UNHCR and might need the help of an interpreter:

Registration procedures

Refugee status determination

Resettlement interviews

Counselling sessions and/or medical interviews

Screening survivors of violence or torture

2- What are the other agencies UNHCR works with? Explain these agencies
shortly.
ANSWER:
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM)

Established in 1951, IOM is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and
works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners.

IOM works in the four broad areas of migration management:

Migration and development

Facilitating migration

Regulating migration

Forced migration

IOM activities that cut across these areas include the promotion of international migration law,
policy debate and guidance, protection of migrants' rights, migration health and the gender
dimension of migration.

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC)

Largest impartial, neutral and independent humanitarian network in the world.

Its mission is to

relieve human suffering,

protect life and health, and

uphold human dignity especially during armed conflicts and other emergencies.

The ICRC stresses that human rights retain even during the war and violent conflict.

ICRC is independent of governments and international organizations works for the «needs» of the
victims of armed conflict and internal violence

Takes a “quiet diplomacy” approach to promoting and protecting human rights during the war.

Other NGOs rely on publicity and domestic and international obligations so called “name and
shame” approach

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)

Founded in 1948, World Health Organization (WHO) is mandated to prevent and eradicate
epidemics and to improve the nutritional, sanitary, hygienic and environmental conditions of people
around the world.

In 1997, in an effort to increase cooperation, UNHCR and WHO agreed on a series of shared
objectives relating to refugees, returnees and, where appropriate, internally displaced persons.

WHO provides vaccinations for polio, measles, chicken pox, and other infectious diseases.

Programs also include pre- and postnatal care for refugee women, as well as infant care.

WHO provides instruction regarding AIDS and cancer prevention.

Finally, WHO responds to outbreaks of malaria, cholera, and typhoid fever, which can occur in
densely populated in refugee camps.

WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP)

The World Food Programme (WFP) works closely with UNHCR during emergencies and longer-term
crises to provide food to uprooted people around the world, especially vulnerable groups such as
women and children.

Through the timely provision of the right quantity and the right kinds of foodstuffs, UNHCR and WFP
seek to ensure the restoration or maintenance of a sound diet through a balanced and culturally
acceptable food basket.

While UNHCR has the primary responsibility for determining the nutritional standards and for the
implementation of special feeding programmes, the two organizations conduct joint food
assessment missions and cooperate in the distribution of food rations and the establishment of
planning figures concerning numbers of beneficiaries.

3- What is the two-core mandate of UNHCR?

ANSWER:
UNHCR has two core mandate functions:

To provide international protection to refugees

To seek durable solutions to their problems

These fall into three categories:

Voluntary repatriation: usually the preferred solution

Local integration: assisting refugees in integrating into the host community

Resettlement: finding third countries ready to accept and integrate refugees