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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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On eve of South Sudan 5th Anniversary, forced displacement continues to rise

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

More than 6,000 flee to Chad and Cameroon to escape CAR violence

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

5 years into South Kordofan conflict, refugees are still fleeing

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

New Arrivals in Yemen Comparison 2013 - 2016 (As of 31 May 2016)

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

Afghanistan: Conflict-induced Internal Displacement 2015: The Year In Review

April 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Annual Reports

Côte d'Ivoire - COI Compilation

4 March 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Evaluation of the Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Items Cluster in the Ukraine

February 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Sudanese refugees seek safety in troubled South Sudan

28 December 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Ukraine Situation UNHCR Operational Update (2-24 December 2015)

24 December 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

Survival a struggle in Eastern Ukraine as winter looms

23 December 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

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