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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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Revised Background Note on Gender Equality, Nationality Laws and Statelessness

8 March 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Thematic Reports

Too Much Pain: Female Genital Mutilation & Asylum in the European Union - A Statistical Overview

February 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Statistics

Surge in returns this year as end of refugee status for Liberians nears

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

Background Note on Gender Equality, Nationality Laws and Statelessness

8 March 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Thematic Reports

A catalyst and a bridge: An evaluation of UNHCR's community empowerment projects in Sierra Leone

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

UNHCR Côte d'Ivoire Situation Update, 11 August 2011

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

UNHCR Côte d'Ivoire Situation Update, 4 August 2011

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

The Benefits of Belonging: Local integration options and opportunities for host countries, communities and refugees

29 July 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Thematic Reports

UNHCR Côte d'Ivoire Situation Update, 22 July 2011

22 July 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR Côte d'Ivoire Situation Update, 14 July 2011

14 July 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

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