{"id":93,"date":"2019-12-26T09:15:17","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T09:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2025-11-12T12:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:55:10","slug":"unhcr-in-algeria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/unhcr-in-algeria\/","title":{"rendered":"UNHCR in Algeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#0072bc\">UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, protects people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution, providing life-saving support, protecting their rights, and helping them build better futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color\">\n<li>In <strong>Algiers<\/strong>, UNHCR and partners provide assistance and complementary specialized services (education, GBV, health, child protection, MHPSS, legal, multipurpose cash assistance and livelihood support) for refugees and asylum-seekers, with a particular focus on those with specific needs and fostering community participation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Sahrawi refugee camps<\/strong>, UNHCR provides lifesaving humanitarian response facilitating access to health, water, education, livelihoods, energy, food security and dignified shelter, ensuring the participation of women and girls, youth and persons with disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-text-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:24px;line-height:1.3\"><strong>Applying for asylum<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Receive information on how to apply for asylum in Algeria, which are the procedures, and what rights and duties you have as a refugee or asylum-seeker in the country. To know more, click <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/applying-for-asylum\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/applying-for-asylum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:24px;line-height:1.3\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you or any family member are in age of schooling (6-16 years old), you have the right to enroll in the public education system. Public schools are free of charge. If you need help signing up for school, you can reach <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/our-partners\/afad\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2136\">UNHCR\u2019s partner AFAD<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in learning about scholarships to study in Algerian universities or in education opportunities through online learning, click <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/education-opportunities\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:24px;line-height:1.3\"><strong><strong>Health<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Access to public health care services in Algeria is free of charge, guaranteed to anyone living on Algerian soil, regardless of their origin or legal status (Algerian Health Law 2018). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To access health services, get in touch with the health center closest to your place of residence. If you need help, please <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/our-partners\/the-algerian-red-crescent\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact the Algerian Red Crescent. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-text-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:24px;line-height:1.3\"><strong><strong>Legal assistance<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UNHCR can provide legal assistance for refugees and asylum-seekers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:24px;line-height:1.3\"><strong><strong>Civil registration<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UNHCR can also <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/contact-us\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/algeria\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">facilitate<\/a> access to civil registration, including birth registration in Algeria and information on voluntary returns and repatriations in security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:24px;line-height:1.3\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, protects people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution, providing life-saving support, protecting their rights, and helping them build better futures. 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