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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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January 2008 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions : report of the 3rd Committee : General Assembly, 62nd session

26 November 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Thematic Reports

Summary of UNHCR's Executive Committee Conclusion on Children at Risk No. 107 (LVIII) - 2007

5 October 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Thematic Reports

The 1951 Convention: Questions and Answers

September 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Thematic Reports

The World's Stateless People. Questions & Answers

September 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Thematic Reports

Internally Displaced People. Questions & Answers

September 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Thematic Reports

NGO Partnerships in Refugee Protection. Questions & Answers

September 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Thematic Reports

Best Interests Determination Children - Protection and Care Information Sheet

June 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Thematic Reports

The Nairobi Refugee Program 2005-2007: Working with partner agencies and refugee communities to strengthen urban refugee protection

10 April 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Thematic Reports

Measuring Protection By Numbers (2005)

November 2006 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Thematic Reports

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