Grants and Contributions:

Title:
P008926001: Emergency Assistance - Country-Level Funding - UNHCR 2020 P008926002: Emergency Assistance - Country-Level Funding - UNHCR 2020
Agreement Number:
7419675 P008926001 P008926002
Agreement Value:
$20,500,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 30, 2020 - Dec 31, 2021
Description:
P008926001: March 2020 - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) provides international protection and assistance to the world’s refugees, stateless persons, asylum seekers, and in some instances, internally displaced persons. The UNHCR searches for lasting solutions to their situations. The UNHCR also leads on the implementation of the 2018 Global Compact on Refugees, convening stakeholders and facilitating more comprehensive responses to refugee situations. With the support of GAC and other donors, the UNHCR provides assistance and protection to refugees, internally displaced persons and other persons of concern in 24 countries. Project activities include: (1) providing shelter, clothing and other essential non-food items; (2) providing adequate water, sanitation, and health services, including in reproductive health; (3) providing opportunities for education and livelihoods support; (4) providing protection, including against sexual and gender-based violence, and for children; (5) working with governments to register asylum seekers and refugees, and helping issue identity documents; (6) working with governments to support refugee self-reliance, and forge peaceful relations between refugees and host communities; and (7) expanding opportunities for durable solutions for people of concern. P008926002: March 2020 - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) provides international protection and assistance to the world’s refugees, stateless persons, asylum seekers, and in some instances, internally displaced persons. The UNHCR searches for lasting solutions to their situations. The UNHCR also leads on the implementation of the 2018 Global Compact on Refugees, convening stakeholders and facilitating more comprehensive responses to refugee situations. With the support of GAC and other donors, the UNHCR provides assistance and protection to refugees, internally displaced persons and other persons of concern in 24 countries. Project activities include: (1) providing shelter, clothing and other essential non-food items; (2) providing adequate water, sanitation, and health services, including in reproductive health; (3) providing opportunities for education and livelihoods support; (4) providing protection, including against sexual and gender-based violence, and for children; (5) working with governments to register asylum seekers and refugees, and helping issue identity documents; (6) working with governments to support refugee self-reliance, and forge peaceful relations between refugees and host communities; and (7) expanding opportunities for durable solutions for people of concern.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:

P008926001: The expected outcomes for this project includes: (1) increased access to territorial protection and asylum procedures and protection for refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons; (2) increased issuance of birth certificates to newborns and increased levels of individual registration in refugee situations; (3) increased access to support for survivors of violence, particularly sexual and gender-based violence; (4) lower mortality, morbidity and malnutrition rates; and (5) increased access to safe water, hygiene and livelihood necessities for vulnerable persons.

The expected ultimate outcome is the reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people, especially women and children.

P008926002: The expected outcomes for this project includes: (1) increased access to territorial protection and asylum procedures and protection for refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons; (2) increased issuance of birth certificates to newborns and increased levels of individual registration in refugee situations; (3) increased access to support for survivors of violence, particularly sexual and gender-based violence; (4) lower mortality, morbidity and malnutrition rates; and (5) increased access to safe water, hygiene and livelihood necessities for vulnerable persons.

The expected ultimate outcome is the reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people, especially women and children.

Location:
Geneva, CH
Reference Number:
064-2019-2020-Q4-00190
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Program:
P008926001 & P008926002: International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:

P008926001 & P008926002: The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.