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UN High Commissioner for Refugees

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country. In more than five decades, the agency has helped an estimated 50 million people restart their lives. Today, a staff of around 6,689 people in 116 countries continues to help 20.8 million persons.  Website: www.unhcr.org
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South Central Dashboard - 1 October to 21 December 2012

21 December 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Maps

UNHCR moves Malian refugees to safer areas of Burkina Faso

21 December 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

Guidelines on Statelessness No. 4: Ensuring Every Child's Right to Acquire a Nationality through Articles 1-4 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

21 December 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Sri Lanka

21 December 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

55 people reported drowned off Somali coast

20 December 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

Tough choices for Syrian refugees in need of life-saving assistance

20 December 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

Summary Conclusions on International Protection of Persons Fleeing Armed Conflict and Other Situations of Violence; Roundtable 13 and 14 September 2012, Cape Town, South Africa

20 December 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

"A Numbers Game: Counting Refugees and International Burden-Sharing"

19 December 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Sleepless in Sittwe but dreaming of peace

18 December 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR commends Nosco Victory rescue effort, appeals for safe and speedy disembarkation of survivors

18 December 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

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