Refugee Community-Based Protection Assistant, Egypt
Closing date: Thursday, 23 March 2023 General Description of assignment title: Refugee Community-Based Protection Assistant Assignment country: Egypt Expected start date: 04/01/2023 Sustainable Development Goal: 10. Reduced inequalities Volunteer category: Refugee UN Volunteer DoA reserved for persons with disabilities: No Host entity: UNHCR Type: Onsite Duration: 9 months (with possibility of extension) Number of assignments: 2 Duty stations: Cairo (2) Details Mission and objectives UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, was established on 14 December 1950 by the UN General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country (...