- UNHCR Ecuador (Remote)
- UNHCR Guatemala (Remote)
- UNFPA (Panama City)
- UNWFP (Panama City)
- UNHCR (Montreal, QC)
- UNHCR (Ottawa, ON)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Ecuador (Remote)
The UNHCR is mandated to lead and coordinate 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. Ecuador is the country that hosts the largest number of recognized refugees in Latin America.
Click here to read Isabelle Gonzalez-Hinrichsen's internship experience
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Guatemala (Remote)
The UNHCR Country Office in Guatemala is located in Guatemala City and works jointly with the Government and civil society organizations to provide protection and assistance to asylum seekers, refugees, persons in transit with international protection needs and persons forcedly displaced.
Click here to read Camila Melgar-Zubieta's internship experience
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (Panama City)
UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) (Panama City)
UNWFP, the United Nations World Food Programme, uses food aid to support economic and social development; meet emergency food needs and promote world food security in accordance with the recommendations of the United Nations and FAO.
UNHCR: Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (Montreal, QC)
Le Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) est une agence de l’ONU qui a le mandat international de surveiller la mise en œuvre de la Convention de 1951 relative au statut des réfugiés. Le bureau du HCR à Montréal surveille la bonne mise en application des conventions internationales signées par le Canada en lien avec les réfugiés et les apatrides.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (Ottawa, ON)
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is the world’s leading not-for-profit organization in helping and protecting the millions of people forced to flee their homes because of violence, conflict, and persecution. We deliver life-saving assistance, including shelter, food and water while also safeguarding fundamental human rights, safety, and dignity. Our Canadian office is part of a global network that works in 135 countries, protecting over 80 million people.
