INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS AND PROTECTION OF REFUGEES: MEASURING UNHCR PERFORMANCE

AUTHOR – RAKSHA RAWAT* & MR. KHALEEQ AHMED**

* LAW COLLEGE DEHRADUN, UTTARANCHAL UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA

** ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, LAW COLLEGE DEHRADUN, UTTARANCHAL UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA

BEST CITATION – RAKSHA RAWAT & MR. KHALEEQ AHMED,INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS AND PROTECTION OF REFUGEES: MEASURING UNHCR PERFORMANCE, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 6 (9) OF 2026, PG. 143-148, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT

The refugee dilemma of the world has become so much more severe over the last several decades due to military conflicts and political instability, environmental catastrophes, as well as the violation of human rights. The United Nations high commissioner of refugees (UNHCR) is at the centre of ensuring the safety of refugees and ensuring that the international law of refugees is in fact observed, particularly the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol. Although its role is vital, the organization continues to grapple with several structural and operational challenges that have a negative impact on its performance. Such issues involve scarcity of financial resources, the political restrictions of sovereign states, imbalanced burden-sharing among nations and the increased populations that are in the displacement all around the globe. This article discusses institutional weaknesses UNHCR experiences and how it has been fair to uphold the rights of refugees. It also examines the issue of whether the existing system in global governance of refugees assist the UNHCR to carry out its mandate and offers reforms that could enhance the global cooperation and increase the organizational capacity of the agency.