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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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Directrices Sobre la Apatridia No. 2: Procedimientos para determinar si un individuo es una persona apátrida

24 October 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Registered Sudanese Refugee Population in Ethiopia and South Sudan, As of 24 October 2012

24 October 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Maps

High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges - Faith and Protection: A Concept Paper

24 October 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Conference Reports

Syria situation regional roundup

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

Number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon passes 100,000 mark

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

Guidelines on International Protection No. 9: Claims to Refugee Status based on Sexual Orientation and/or Gender Identity within the context of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees

23 October 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Thousands of Syrian refugees arrive in Iraq, many with special needs

22 October 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

Number of Somali refugees in south-east Ethiopia swells to 170,000

19 October 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

Somali refugee population still rising in Ethiopia, new camp planned

19 October 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

Human mobility in the context of loss and damage from climate change: Needs, gaps, and roles of the Convention in addressing loss and damage

19 October 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Thematic Reports

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