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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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Dangerous liaisons? A historical review of UNHCR's engagement with non-state armed actors

December 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

UNHCR Afghanistan: Statistical Summary of Conflict-induced Internal Displacement

30 November 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country Profiles

UNHCR begins new winter aid drive across Afghanistan

30 November 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR assessment team finds dire living conditions in Homs

30 November 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges -Theme: Faith and Protection

29 November 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Special help for special needs Syrian refugees

28 November 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR and partners step up Congo aid efforts amid uncertainty

28 November 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

Congo Crisis: a 10-year-old's ordeal of flight and separation

27 November 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

More than 6,000 forcibly displaced Congolese receive food aid

26 November 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR aid deliveries reach 300,000 people across Syria

23 November 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

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