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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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Initiative mondiale sur la protection en mer

1 May 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Initiative mondiale sur la protection en mer

1 May 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Global Initiative on Protection at Sea

1 May 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Co-Chairs' Summary : "Mapping Disembarkation Options: Towards Strengthening Cooperation in Managing Irregular Movements by Sea," 3-4 March 2014 Bangkok, Thailand

4 March 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

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

Asylum and international protection in the EU: strengthening cooperation the EU: strengthening cooperation and solidarity and solidarity

January 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Regional Reports

Moving forward on asylum and international protection in the EU's interests: UNHCR's Recommendations to Greece for the EU Presidency (January - June 2014)

January 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

Banjul Appeal on Statelessness

6 December 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Concept Note : Meeting under the RSO Auspices on "Mapping Disembarkation Options: Towards Strengthening Cooperation in Managing Irregular Movements by Sea," 23-24 January 2014 Bangkok, Thailand

December 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

Yemen meet agrees on regional cooperation to tackle asylum and irregular migration

13 November 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

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