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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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UNHCR Submission on Democratic Republic of the Congo: 33rd UPR Session

May 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

Rwanda: Population of Concern to UNHCR (as of 30th November 2017

30 November 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Age, Gender and Diversity - UNHCR Accountability Report 2014

15 July 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Annual Reports

On the run, alone and young: Congolese children flee to Uganda

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

Congolese child starts life as an orphan and refugee

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

Legal Catch-22 leaves newborn child with citizenship "unknown"

29 December 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

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