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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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UNHCR appeals again for safe passage, safe haven for civilians fleeing violence inside Libya

15 March 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR fears civilians prevented from fleeing Libya amid fighting

15 March 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR says evacuation flights from Tunisia and Egypt still not keeping pace with new arrivals from Libya

11 March 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

Update no 4: Humanitarian Situation in Libya and the Neighbouring Countries

10 March 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

Update no 3: Humanitarian Situation in Libya and the Neighbouring Countries

6 March 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

Update no 2: Humanitarian Situation in Libya and the Neighbouring Countries

5 March 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR worried that civilians being prevented from fleeing Libya, significant progress in evacuation of Egyptians from Tunisia

4 March 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

Thousands of people flown home from Tunisia as evacuation begins

3 March 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

Statement by Ms. Janet Lim, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner High Level Segment of the 16th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council

2 March 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Update no 1: Humanitarian Situation in Libya and the Neighbouring Countries

2 March 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

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