UNHCR Emergency Action – Bringing Light & Emergency Relief
by US Association for UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency)
Over 122 million people worldwide are forcibly displaced due to conflict, persecution, violence, and climate-related disasters. This unprecedented number continues to grow, leaving millions without access to safety, shelter, and basic services.
UNHCR Emergency Action provides rapid, life-saving support to refugees and displaced families during emergencies, especially underreported crises. Your donation helps deliver immediate protection, emergency assistance, and essential relief when it is needed most.
Your contribution helps bring light into moments of crisis. With your support, UNHCR provides solar-powered lighting, including streetlights and portable solar lamps, helping to light up communities, improve safety at night, and restore dignity for families living through emergency situations.
Beyond bringing light, your donation also helps deliver essential humanitarian support such as emergency protection services, access to shelter, education kits for children, schooling support, livelihood opportunities, and basic infrastructure that helps people rebuild their lives.
Examples of impact include:
• $15 provides a child with essential school supplies to continue learning after displacement.
• $30 supports a child's return to education through enrollment assistance and access to learning opportunities.
• $50 helps provide solar lighting in displacement sites, improving safety and visibility for families after dark.
• $75 supports emergency protection services for people newly forced to flee, helping identify urgent needs and connect them with life-saving assistance.
Your support ensures that refugees and displaced families can access urgent assistance, protection, and dignity, bringing light where there is darkness, and hope where it is most needed.
