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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 states increase border controls, UNHCR calls for sensitivity for those fleeing persecution

7 January 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

60th Anniversary: UNHCR marks landmark with appeal for renewed commitment to helping the world's forcibly displaced

14 December 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

Q&A: Brazil's Justice Minister committed to helping the displaced and stateless

9 November 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

ExCom: UNHCR chief calls for "New Deal" in managing the world's displaced

8 October 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

UNHCR Observations on the Commission Proposal for a Council Directive Amending Directive 2003/109/EC Establishing a Long-Term Residence Status to Extend its Scope to Beneficiaries of International Protection

29 February 2008 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

Anmerkungen von UNHCR zum Vorschlag der Kommission für eine Richtlinie des Rates zur Änderung der Richtlinie 2003/109/EG zur Festlegung der langfristigen Aufenthaltsberechtigung zwecks Erweiterung ihres Anwendungsbereichs auf Personen mit internationalem Schutzstatus

29 February 2008 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

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