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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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Displaced by war, Yemenis face hardship and hunger

16 May 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

UNHCR braces for further displacement as Yemen conflict intensifies

25 April 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

UNHCR braces for further displacement as Yemen conflict intensifies

25 April 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Syria: NFI 2-Month Distribution Plan, Reporting Period: March - April 2017

22 March 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Conflict pushes displaced Yemenis to the brink

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

Hotspots in the Central African Republic as of 31 October 2016

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

South Sudan's revived conflict displaced thousands every day in October

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

Luhansk residents struggle to resume normal life after Ukraine conflict

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

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

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