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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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Villagers still fleeing homes in Myanmar's Rakhine state

4 October 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

Thousands flee homes in northern Myanmar as fighting intensifies

28 September 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

In Thailand, birth registration gives refugee babies a good start in life

24 September 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR concerned about welfare of Kachins sent back from China

7 September 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR delivers aid to over 30,000 displaced people in Myanmar's Rakhine state

27 July 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR Myanmar Rakhine State Situation Update

19 July 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country News

UNHCR redeploys further staff to Myanmar's Rakhine State as relative calm returns

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

UNHCR alarmed at fragile security situation in Rakhine State

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

Bangladesh asked to show traditional hospitality to people from Myanmar

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

Amid violence in Myanmar, UNHCR calls on Bangladesh to keep its borders open

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

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