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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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Current Challenges in the Resettlement of Minors through UNHCR and the Best Interest Determination (BID) Process

18 June 2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

Initiative sur la réinstallation et initiative de la Convention Plus

18 June 2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

UNHCR's Activities in the Field of Statelessness: Progress Report

3 June 2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

The Strategic Use of Resettlement (A Discussion Paper Prepared by the Working Group on Resettlement)

3 June 2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

L'utilisation stratégique de la réinstallation (Document de travail preparé par Ie Groupe de travail sur la réinstallation)

3 June 2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

"Convention Plus" : Questions - Réponses

20 May 2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

Summary Conclusions on the Concept of "Effective Protection" in the Context of Secondary Movements of Refugees and Asylum-Seekers (Lisbon Expert Roundtable, 9-10 December 2002)

February 2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

Summary Conclusions on Religion-Based Refugee Claims (Baltimore Expert Roundtable, 30-31 October 2002)

February 2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

Refugee Protection in International Law: UNHCR's Global Consultations on International Protection

2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

UNHCR Comments on the Irish Immigration Bill 2002

January 2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

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