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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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Mauritania - UNHCR Operational Update, As of 15 September 2017

15 September 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

Libya UNHCR Flash Update, 4 - 14 September 2017

14 September 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

Dashboard: South Sudan Refugee Crisis (as of 31 August 2017)

13 September 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Iraq Flash Update (as of 13 September 2017)

13 September 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

Elderly Rohingya rely on families to carry them to safety

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

Syria IDP Operations Summary, 2017 - Valid as of 12/09/2017

12 September 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

UNHCR steps up efforts towards alternatives to detention in Libya and solutions for vulnerable refugees

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

Bangladesh: UNHCR emergency airlift lands in Dhaka as Rakhine crisis deepens

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

Over 3.5 million refugee children miss out on school, report finds

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

UNHCR Mosul Emergency Response Since October 2016

11 September 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

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