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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 7,092 people in 124 countries continues to help 35.8 million persons.  Website: www.unhcr.org
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High Commissioner Guterres seeks stepped up access and aid for Yemen

17 January 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

Somalia: PMT Mogadishu Dashboard - Since 1 December 2010

14 January 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country Reports

Somalia: Population Movement Tracking - Since 1 December 2010

14 January 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country Reports

As states increase border controls, UNHCR calls for sensitivity for those fleeing persecution

7 January 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Commentaries

Perils of journey to Yemen no deterrent for thousands fleeing conflict and poverty in Africa

23 December 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR calls for increased aid for Somalia's suffering civilian population

3 December 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR reiterates appeal for international protection for Somalis who recently fled into Mandera in Kenya

5 November 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Commentaries

Kenya: Dadaab - Weekly New Registration Population Composition - 25 Oct 2010 - 29 Oct 2010

2 November 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country Reports

UNHCR Egypt Fact Sheet (November 2010)

November 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country Reports

Submission by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Compilation Report - Universal Periodic Review: Somalia

November 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Commentaries

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