Terms of Use

Use of the Development Action Platform website and its content (together, the “website”) constitutes acceptance of the following terms of use.

Website

The website is made available by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (“UNHCR”) for personal use and educational purposes only. Extracts of the information on this website may be reviewed, reproduced or translated for research or private study but not for sale or for use in conjunction with commercial purposes. Any use of the content from the UNHCR website shall be accompanied by an acknowledgment of the source, citing the uniform resource locator (URL) of the text.

Any use other than for personal or educational purposes, including reproduction, scraping by artificial intelligence (AI), or translation of substantial portions of the content of the website, requires the express prior written permission of UNHCR. All content of the website is protected by law including, as applicable, copyright laws. The content of the website is selected on the basis of UNHCR's own criteria and in its own sole discretion. UNHCR reserves the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of the website, including but not limited to these terms of use, hours of availability and equipment needed for use.

UNHCR name and emblem

The UNHCR name and emblem are the exclusive property of UNHCR. They are protected under international law. Unauthorized use is prohibited. They may not be copied or reproduced in any way without the prior written permission of UNHCR.

Preservation of immunities

Nothing in or relating to the terms of use and/or the website shall be deemed a waiver of any of the privileges and immunities of UNHCR in conformity with the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 February 1946.

Disclaimer

The United Nations and UNHCR disclaim any liability or responsibility arising from the use of the website. The United Nations, UNHCR, members of their staff, and their contractors, shall not be liable for any financial or other consequences whatsoever arising from the use of the website, including the inappropriate, improper, or fraudulent use of such website and/or its content. The responsibility for opinions expressed in signed articles, studies and other contributions rests solely with their authors, and publication does not constitute an endorsement by the United Nations or UNHCR of the opinions expressed in them.

Link to other websites

This website may contain links and references to third-party websites. The linked sites are not under the control of UNHCR, and UNHCR is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. UNHCR provides these links only for research purposes, and the inclusion of a link or reference does not imply the endorsement of the linked site by UNHCR.

Privacy policy

UNHCR is hosting the website and is committed to protecting individual privacy and securing the personal information made available by users.

UNHCR will collect information during your visits in order to understand your usage and ensure future content decision reflect your needs. UNHCR will not disclose any information collected during your visits to any third party.

UNHCR collects information in several ways: from our web server logs, cookies and also specific searches you may conduct.

Web server logs: When you visit the website, we may track information to administer the website and analyze its usage. Examples of information we may track include:

Internet protocol address
browser or computer type
the number of links clicked within the site
the state or country from which you accessed the site
the date and time of your visit
the name of your Internet service provider
the Web page you linked to our site from
the pages you viewed on the site

Cookies

The website uses cookies. This is used to save your preferences and login information, and provide personalized functionality. You can reject cookies by changing your browser settings. If you do so, however, some areas of the website website may not function properly.

Notification of changes

We will revise or update the terms of use and this policy if our practices change, or as we develop better ways to keep you informed about them. We thus encourage you to visit this section of https://developmentactionrefugees.org/ website regularly in order to keep up to date with any changes. Changes to the terms of use and/or this policy will apply from the date they are posted on our website and shall not apply retroactively.

Last revision of this page: 15 April 2025