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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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As winter blows in across Lebanon, refugees struggle

23 December 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 20 December 2016 08:00 a.m. EET

20 December 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Syrian centenarian dreams of European reunion with family

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

Cash aid empowers refugees and boosts Lebanese economy

16 December 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 15 December 2016 08:00 a.m. EET

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

CAR Situation: UNHCR CAR Update, October 2016 Highlights

14 December 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

Mauritania - UNHCR Operational Update, As of 9 December 2016

9 December 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

UNHCR moves 1,100 out of tents, beating first snows of winter

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

Protecting refugees in Europe and beyond: Can the EU rise to the challenge?

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

Turkey: Syrian Refugee Camps and Provincial Breakdown of Syrian Refugees Registered in South East Turkey (as of 5 December 2016)

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

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