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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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Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: UNHCR calling for the protection of civilians amid renewed fighting

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

UNHCR urges protection for civilians amid fresh fighting in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

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

Myanmar relocates thousands of displaced people ahead of Cyclone Mahasen

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

Free legal aid helps Kosovo communities

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

Sudanese teen takes mother's advice to embrace education rather than fear it

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

Determined young Sudanese refugee puts her education ahead of marriage

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

Tuareg refugees in Niger herd their livestock to safety

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

UNHCR starts relocation of Sudanese refugees from flood-prone camp

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

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