Volunteers assisting refugees and internally displaced persons with UNHCR

George Micheni, UN Volunteer Associate Refugee Status Determination Officer, Liberia

George (Kenya) gained professional experience as a staff assistant in refugee status determination in Egypt. In Liberia, he is now in charge of ensuring that refugee status claims are handled according to UNHCR and government standards.

Despite facing challenges in protecting refugees, he collaborates with local and government authorities onrefugee status approvals. In 2019, he succeeded for 14 out of 46 claimants in Liberia, 50 per cent of these women. Since the beginning of 2020, he has facilitated the approval of nine new refugee claims.

George has supported establishing standard operating procedures for file management, registration and refugee status determination, as well as the establishment of the government asylum committee. He was also an integral part of training staff to improve interviews and assessments, while providing excellent support to the office in resettlement issues, including legal solutions. --Lisa Quarshie, Senior Durable Solutions Officer with UNHCR, Liberia

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Gneneba Camara Kone (far right) serves as a UN Volunteer Community Services Assistant with UNHCR in Mali. ©UNHCR, 2020