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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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Living in a World of Violence: An Introduction to the Gang Phenomenon

July 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Restitution, compensation, satisfaction: transnational reparations and Colombia's Victims' Law.

1 July 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Indications of progress? Assessing the use of indicators in UNHCR operations

July 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Exclusion at a Crossroads: The Interplay between International Criminal Law and Refugee Law in the Area of Extended Liability.

30 June 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

International Cooperation to Share Burden and Responsibilities

June 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Forced Displacement and International Crimes

June 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

A bridge between two worlds: leadership among resettled Sudanese youth in an American city

June 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Positive energy: A review of the role of artistic activities in refugee camps

June 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

'Repatriation is not for everyone': the life and livelihoods of former refugees in Liberia

June 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Refugees as citizens, employees and customers: settlement support in an Australian town

June 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

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