0 abbreviation for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: an organization that is part of the UN (= the United Nations) and is responsible for protecting and helping refugees (= people who have had to leave their own country to escape war or suffering):
100 potential refugee sites have been designated, each with a capacity for 1 million people, according to the UNHCR.
They live in a tiny room they rent with a monthly allowance of about $50 provided by the UNHCR.
"The borders are closed, people are panicking and desperate for food," said a spokesman for the UNHCR.
