Advocacy

A Cornerstone of Protection Strategies

Advocacy is a key element in UNHCR activities to protect refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people and stateless people. It is a cornerstone of protection strategies, used in combination with activities such as information dissemination, monitoring and negotiation. These methods can help transform legislation, policies, practices and services on national, regional or global levels to better protect people for whom UNHCR bears responsibility. Advocacy is a very important part of UNHCR’s work in the Baltic and Nordic region.