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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's Concerns with the Designation of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a Safe Country of Origin

July 2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Background Information on the Situation in the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Context of the Return of Asylum Seekers

1 October 2002 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

UNHCR Comments on the Draft Agreement between Canada and the United States of America for "Cooperation in the Examination of Refugee Status Claims from Nationals of Third Countries"

26 July 2002 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

UNHCR's Observations on the European Commission's Proposal for a Council Regulation Establishing the Criteria and Mechanisms for Determining the Member State Responsible for Examining an Asylum Application Lodged in One of the Member States by a Third-Country National (COM (2001) 447 final)

1 February 2002 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

Revisiting the Dublin Convention: Some Reflections by UNHCR in Response to the Commission Staff Working Paper

19 January 2001 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

Background Information on the Situation in the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Context of the Return of Asylum Seekers

1 August 2000 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Implementation of the Dublin Convention: Some UNHCR Observations

1 May 1998 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

Background Information on the Situation in Belarus in the Context of the "Safe Third Country" Concept

1 March 1997 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Background Information on the Situation in Ukraine in the Context of the "Safe Third Country" Concept

1 October 1996 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Considerations on the "Safe Third Country" Concept

July 1996 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

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