{"id":164,"date":"2022-11-01T17:36:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T17:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/portugal\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2024-04-29T14:41:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:41:25","slug":"about-unhcr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/portugal\/about-unhcr\/","title":{"rendered":"About UNHCR\/ACNUR in Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0072bc\">What does UNHCR do in Portugal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>UNHCR in Portugal is involved in the following activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assisting national institutions and civil society in building capacity on issues related to child protection, asylum, resettlement, complementary pathways,  statelessness;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advocating for swift access to fair and efficient international protection procedures, access to rights, and access to information; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promoting meaningful participation of refugees and other persons of concern;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raising awareness on refugee and statelessness topics and working together with a broad range of partners including the government, local authorities, NGOs, academia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0072bc\">What does UNHCR <strong>not<\/strong> do in Portugal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>UNHCR in Portugal is <strong>not<\/strong> involved in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Processing asylum claims and deciding whether somebody can be granted protection in Portugal;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Registration of refugees; &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examining asylum applications;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Issuing refugee documents; &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individual support (accommodation, social support).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Portuguese government is responsible for these activities and procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, UNHCR in Portugal does <strong>not<\/strong> offer any individual counselling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need help and counselling, <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/portugal\/where-to-find-help\/\">please refer to the section \u201cWhere to find help\u201d<\/a> for a list of government agencies and non-profit organisations which offer free-of-charge legal counselling and other services for asylum seekers and refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to learn more about UNHCR in Portugal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/countries\/portugal\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/countries\/portugal\">click here to visit our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0072bc;font-size:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">How does <strong>UNHCR\/ACNUR<\/strong> work with <strong>Portugal com ACNUR<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Portugal com ACNUR<\/strong> foundation is a national, non-governmental partner of UNHCR, established in 2021. It supports UNHCR&#8217;s programmes and activities globally by fundraising as well as raising awareness about what it means to be displaced by war, conflict and persecution. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/national-fundraising-partners.html\">Click here to find more about national fundraising partners.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Portugal com ACNUR<\/strong> does <strong>not<\/strong> offer individual support to asylum seekers and refugees in Portugal. To know more about the work of <strong>Portugal com ACNUR<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pacnur.org\/pt\/sobre-nos\/portugal-com-acnur\">click here to visit their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does UNHCR do in Portugal? UNHCR in Portugal is involved in the following activities: What does UNHCR not do in Portugal? UNHCR in Portugal is not involved in: The Portuguese government is responsible for these activities and procedures. Furthermore, UNHCR in Portugal does not offer any individual counselling. 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