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== Background ==
As of June 2020, UNHCR has over 20 million refugees under its mandate.<ref name=":4" /> Consequently, its annual budget has grown from US$300,000 in 1951 to US$8.6 billion in 2019, making it one of the largest UN agencies by expenditure.<ref name=":4" /><ref>[https://www.unsceb.org/content/FS-F00-03?gyear=2018 Expenditure by Agency]</ref> The vast majority of UNHCR's budget comes from voluntary contributions, mostly from member states; the largest donors are the United States, the European Union, and Germany.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Refugees|first=United Nations High Commissioner for|title=Donors|url=https://www.unhcr.org/donors.html|access-date=2020-08-18|website=UNHCR|language=en}}</ref> The agency's work includes providing [[Humanitarian protection|protection]], shelter, [[Health care|healthcare]] and [[Emergency management|emergency relief]], assisting in resettlement and repatriation, and advocating for national and multilateral policies on behalf of refugees.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Refugees|first=United Nations High Commissioner for|title=Advocacy|url=https://www.unhcr.org/advocacy.html|access-date=2020-08-18|website=UNHCR|language=en}}</ref>
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