Star Appeal - UNHCR

By selecting a gift from UNHCR's Christmas Star Appeal you can help provide vital assistance to the world’s "forgotten refugees" - those who are trapped in situations that receive little or no media attention.

Some 80 percent are women and children–innocent victims of conflicts such as the current crisis in the DRC, which is now receiving widescale coverage in the world’s press though UNHCR has been working in the area for over 15 years.

Many are living in refugee camps under extremely harsh conditions. Some have been separated from their families. Some have lost them forever. UN refugee agency staff around the world are working hard to ensure that refugees have the food, clean water, shelter, protection and education they need. We are determined to be there to ensure that refugees have the chance for a better future. But with food prices dramatically rising, our work is becoming increasingly difficult and we need your support more than ever.

Save a refugee from going hungry this holiday season - give to our Star Appeal and together we can make sure that no refugee is forgotten.

By making a purchase below you will be making a vital difference to the lives of refugees who are unable to go home this holiday season – thank you!

US$12 can provide textbooks, exercise books and pencils for a student for a year.
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US$33 can provide warm blankets to keep refugee families warm on cold, wet nights.
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US$55 can provide tools and seeds for newly arrived refugees to establish a food garden, enabling them to grow their own staples and fresh vegetables.
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US$114 can provide shelter to newly arrived refugees this Christmas
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US$360 can provide a safe community well, preventing illness and death from parasites and deadly bacterial infections.
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