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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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Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million mark with many more expected

17 May 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

A Syrian in Greece: remembering better days, hoping to return one day

17 May 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR Registration Trends for Syrians Weekly Statistics UNHCR Registration Unit

16 May 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Maps

Assistance to Syrian Refugees outside of camps in Jordan

9 May 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Maps

UNHCR participated in inter-agency mission to Tear Malah, Homs Governorate

8 May 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country Reports

UNHCR calls afresh on Syria's warring parties to allow aid delivery

26 March 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Daily Statistics as of 20 Mar 2013

20 March 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Maps

Syria conflict contributing to rising asylum claims in industrialized countries

20 March 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country Profiles

UNHCR warns that underfunding threatens international response to Syria crisis

19 March 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR's helping hand for pregnant refugees and others in need of care

18 March 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

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