GENEVA: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has canceled its search for a firm to help with global outreach.

In an RFP released late last year, the organization said it was hoping to launch an effort in the coming months that would both draw attention to the plight of refugees and spell out the organization's financial needs.

But the responses were subpar. “We went out to the market but did not receive a satisfactory response,” a ...