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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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Campaign Update, July 2017

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

Russia: Rights Activist Facing Charges

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

A warm welcome for displaced Ukrainians in Russia's Rostov region

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

Russia speeds up asylum procedures as Ukrainian influx continues

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

Ukrainians in Russia worry about their future

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

Angolan refugee successfully integrates in Russia

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

The UN Refugee Agency condemns refoulement of a refugee to Russian Federation

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

A third of refugees in Poland may be homeless

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

Georgia project leads the way for socio-economic integration of refugees

20 December 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

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