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Korean slang profile

UNHCR

unhcr

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees

A Roman-letter abbreviation for 유엔난민고등판무관실 (Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees) used in the article of the time.

Expanded form
유엔난민고등판무관실유엔난민고등판무관실 (Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees)
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Sep 22, 1998
Documented trend period
Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

  • Example by Julimmal

    그 시기 기사에는 UNHCR의 난민 지원이 소개돼 있다.

    Articles from the period introduce UNHCR’s refugee support.

02Documented history

No history documented.

03Origin & word formation

The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “유엔난민고등판무관실” with “UNHCR”. The first user and time have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The definition follows the Korean name of the time. The full Roman-letter form and first use remain unverified.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

  1. 아난 유엔 총장 프로필/30여년 유엔서 일한 국제행정통 (서울신문)Published Sep 22, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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