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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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Statement of Erika Feller, Assistant High Commissioner - Protection, UNHCR, at the INTERTANKO Annual Tanker Event (Tokyo, Japan, 14 May 2009), "Sea Rescues - A Duty and a Matter of Conscience!"

14 May 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Declaración de la señora Erika Feller, Alta Comisionada Asistente en Materia de Protección, ACNUR, Reunión anual de operadores de carga INTERTANKO (Tokio, Japón, 14 de mayo de 2009), "Salvamento en el Mar: ¡Un deber y una cuestión de conciencia!"

14 May 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

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