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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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UNHCR Global Trends 2011: A Year of Crises

18 June 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country Reports

Global Report 2011 - Americas

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

Human trafficking in Mexico and neighbouring countries: a review of protection approaches

1 June 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country Reports

Refugee Bulletin

May 2012 | 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: Republic of Korea

April 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country Reports

Excerpts of Concluding Observations and Recommendations from UN Treaty Monitoring Bodies and from reports by UN Special Procedures Mandate holders Universal Periodic Review: Switzerland

April 2012 | 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: Zambia

April 2012 | 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: Ukraine

April 2012 | 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: Japan

April 2012 | 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: Switzerland

April 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country Reports

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