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• UNHCR has been present in Hungary since 1989, working in close coordination with state entities including local and municipal authorities, UN agencies, and national partners including Refugee Led Organizations. UNHCR’s Representation for Central Europe is located in Budapest, Hungary, overseeing operations in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
• In support of the Government of Hungary’s response, UNHCR’s protection interventions aim to ensure a favourable protection space for Ukrainian refugees as well as refugees from other countries, by providing assistance, protection, and access to services to individuals under temporary protection.
• UNHCR works on strengthening the socio-economic inclusion of refugees in the host community with a focus on their empowerment, by providing social counselling and skills training to refugees with a view to improving self-reliance.