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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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Tripartite Agreement for the Voluntary Repatriation of Central African Refugees Living in Cameroon between the Government of the Republic of Cameroon, the Governments of the Central African Republic and UNHCR

29 June 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements

UNHCR's Recommendations for the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU)

June 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

Quatrieme Réunion de la Commission Tripartite République du Congo, République Democratique du Congo & UNHCR Communique Final

21 March 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements

Joint Letter from IOM and UNHCR on the Collaboration Between the two Organizations

25 January 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Joint letter from the UNICEF Executive Director and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees regarding collaboration between the agencies in relation to the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework

13 July 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Memoranda of Understanding

Submission by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees For the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Compilation Report Universal Periodic Review: Belize

July 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Compilations

UNHCR's Recommendations to the Federal Republic of Austria for its Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU)

June 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

UNHCR's recommendations to Bulgaria for its Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) - A time for solidarity - January – June 2018

December 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

International Protection Considerations with regard to people fleeing the Syrian Arab Republic, Update V

3 November 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

UNHCR Comments on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) – COM (2016) 465

August 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

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