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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 Guidelines on the Resubmission of Resettlement Cases

June 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Operational Guidelines

Guidelines on Exemption Procedures in respect of Cessation Declarations

December 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Operational Guidelines

Principes directeurs relatifs aux procédures d'exemption dans le contexte d'une déclaration de cessation

December 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Operational Guidelines

Guidance Note on Emergency Transit Facilities: Timisoara, Romania / Manila, Philippines / Humenné, the Slovak Republic

4 May 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Operational Guidelines

Guidance document on measuring stateless populations

May 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Operational Guidelines

Operational Guidance Note: Preparing Abridged Resettlement Registration Forms (RRFs) for Expedited Resettlement Processing

2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Operational Guidelines

Ensuring Access to Health Care: Operational Guidance on Refugee Protection and Solutions in Urban Areas

2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Operational Guidelines

Special measures applying to the return of unaccompanied and separated children to Afghanistan

August 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Operational Guidelines

Pre-Mission Checklist for Resettlement Interview Missions

5 January 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Operational Guidelines

Post-Mission Questionnaire for Resettlement Interview Missions

5 January 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Operational Guidelines

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