Ep 11: Anja Klug from UNHCR on refugees and the post

Anja Klug, Head of the Office for Switzerland and Liechtenstein at the UNHCR - the UN refugee agency, discusses the UNHCR's role and the role of postal networks. We discuss: 

• What the UNHCR does, and how it differs from other humanitarian organisations
• Impact of the conflict in Ukraine on refugees
• UNHCR support for refugees
• UNHCR Ukraine partnering with Ukrainian postal operator Ukposhta
• Cooperation with postal operators to offer services for internally displaced persons
• Leveraging post offices' position in the centre of communities to facilitate support services for refugees and internally displaced persons
• Offering support to vulnerable and young refugees