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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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Algeria Sahrawi Refugees - November 2016

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

Algeria UNHCR Operational Update - 1 July 2016 – 1 November 2016

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

Sahrawi women to get behind the wheel at new driving school

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

Algeria UNHCR Operational Update - August Highlights

31 July 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

Western Sahara: Resumption of family visit flights

12 March 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Restoring self-reliance among Sahrawi refugees in Algeria

30 January 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Update on UNHCR's operations in the Middle East and North Africa

24 September 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Regional Reports

Agreement reached on increased family visits for long-separated Sahrawi families

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

UNHCR launches first flight in expanded family visit programme for Sahrawis

11 April 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

More Sahrawis to benefit as UNHCR expands family reunion programme

11 April 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

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