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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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Over 300,000 refugees and migrants cross Med so far in 2016

20 September 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Opening of the High-level meeting to address large movements of refugees and migrants. Remarks by Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. New York, 19 September 2016

19 September 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Greece: Europe Refugee Emergency - Daily map indicating capacity and occupancy (Governmental figures) As of 13 September 2016 08:00 a.m. EET

13 September 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Greece: Europe Refugee Emergency - Daily map indicating capacity and occupancy (Governmental figures) As of 05 September 2016 08:00 a.m. EET

5 September 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Turkey - Mediterranean Sea and Western Border Operations : Cumulative Apprehension and Rescue Figures since 1 January 2016 (as of 31 August 2016)

31 August 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Turkey - Mediterranean Sea and Western Border Operations : Cumulative Apprehension and Rescue Figures since 1 January 2016 (as of 15 August 2016)

15 August 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Greece: Europe Refugee Emergency - Daily map indicating capacity and occupancy (Governmental figures) As of 4 August 2016 08:00 a.m. EET

4 August 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Call to Action: Protection Needs in the Northern Triangle of Central America. UNHCR Discussion Paper. A Proposal for a Strategic Regional Response

August 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Regional Reports

UNHCR concerned Hungary pushing asylum seekers back to Serbia

15 July 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Greece: Europe Refugee Emergency - Daily map indicating capacity and occupancy (Governmental figures) As of 13 July 2016 08:00 a.m. EET

13 July 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

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