UNHCR
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UNHCR is the United Nations agency responsible for protecting and supporting refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless people worldwide.
All labels observed (15)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17180 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UNHCR Context triple: [United Nations, hasRefugeeAgency, UNHCR]
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United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
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B.
Organisation for European Economic Co-operation
The Organisation for European Economic Co-operation was an intergovernmental body founded in 1948 to promote economic cooperation and reconstruction among Western European countries after World War II, and later evolved into the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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C.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the U.S. national institution for Holocaust education and remembrance, documenting and commemorating the history and victims of the Holocaust.
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D.
United Nations Headquarters
The United Nations Headquarters is the main administrative and diplomatic center of the UN, where representatives of member states convene to discuss and address global issues.
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E.
NATO
NATO is a political and military alliance of North American and European countries formed for collective defense and security cooperation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UNHCR Target entity description: UNHCR is the United Nations agency responsible for protecting and supporting refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless people worldwide.
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A.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
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B.
Organisation for European Economic Co-operation
The Organisation for European Economic Co-operation was an intergovernmental body founded in 1948 to promote economic cooperation and reconstruction among Western European countries after World War II, and later evolved into the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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C.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the U.S. national institution for Holocaust education and remembrance, documenting and commemorating the history and victims of the Holocaust.
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D.
United Nations Headquarters
The United Nations Headquarters is the main administrative and diplomatic center of the UN, where representatives of member states convene to discuss and address global issues.
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E.
NATO
NATO is a political and military alliance of North American and European countries formed for collective defense and security cooperation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations specialized agency
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humanitarian organization ⓘ intergovernmental organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
UNHCR
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surface form:
UN Refugee Agency
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| associatedWithTreaty |
1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
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1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees ⓘ |
| awarded | Nobel Peace Prize ⓘ |
| beganOperationsOn | 1951-01-01 ⓘ |
| coreActivity |
advocating for refugee rights
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assisting governments in refugee status determination ⓘ providing emergency shelter and relief items ⓘ providing international protection to refugees ⓘ supporting local integration of refugees ⓘ supporting resettlement to third countries ⓘ supporting statelessness reduction ⓘ supporting voluntary repatriation ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1950-12-14 ⓘ |
| fieldPresenceIn | over 130 countries ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| fullName |
UNHCR
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
|
| fundingSource |
voluntary contributions from governments
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voluntary contributions from intergovernmental organizations ⓘ voluntary contributions from private donors ⓘ |
| geographicScope | worldwide ⓘ |
| governingBody | Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme ⓘ |
| headedBy |
UNHCR
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
|
| headquartersCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Geneva ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ⓘ |
| mandateIncludes |
coordination of international refugee protection
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finding durable solutions for refugees ⓘ protection of asylum-seekers ⓘ protection of refugees ⓘ protection of stateless persons ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations ⓘ |
| primaryBeneficiaries |
asylum-seekers
ⓘ
internally displaced persons ⓘ refugees ⓘ stateless persons ⓘ |
| receivedNobelPeacePrizeIn |
1954
ⓘ
1981 ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
United Nations Economic and Social Council
ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| shortName | UNHCR self-link ⓘ |
| usesAbbreviation | HCR ⓘ |
| website | https://www.unhcr.org ⓘ |
| worksWith |
civil society organizations
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member states of the United Nations ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ other UN agencies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UNHCR Description of subject: UNHCR is the United Nations agency responsible for protecting and supporting refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless people worldwide.
Referenced by (107)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
UN Refugee Agency
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
UNHCR Division of External Relations
this entity surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
subject surface form:
Filippo Grandi
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
subject surface form:
Filippo Grandi
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
subject surface form:
Filippo Grandi
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
subject surface form:
Filippo Grandi
subject surface form:
Filippo Grandi
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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definesMandateOf
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UNHCR
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this entity surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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definesFunctionsOf
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UNHCR
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this entity surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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definesResponsibilitiesOf
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UNHCR
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this entity surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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definesRoleOf
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UNHCR
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this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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setsTermOfOfficeFor
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UNHCR
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this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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establishesHeadquartersOf
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UNHCR
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this entity surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
UNHCR Secretariat
this entity surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
subject surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
subject surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
subject surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
UN Refugee Agency
subject surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
this entity surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees