UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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 7,092 people in 124 countries continues to help 35.8 million persons.
Website: www.unhcr.org
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Background Paper : "Mapping Disembarkation Options: Towards Strengthening Cooperation
in Managing Irregular Movements by Sea"
4 March 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports |
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Co-Chairs' Summary: Regional Roundtable on Irregular Movements by Sea in the Asia- Pacific Region
20 March 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports |
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Protocol to the Agreement relating to Refugee Seamen
30 March 1975 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: International Legal Instruments |
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Agreement relating to Refugee Seamen
23 November 1957 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: International Legal Instruments |
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International Convention Relating to Stowaways ("Brussels Convention")
10 October 1957 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements |
