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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, October – December 2018

December 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Australia must secure solutions for refugees abandoned on Manus Island

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

UNHCR urges humane approach on Manus island

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

Australia should not coerce vulnerable people to return to harm

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

Australia must end harmful practice of offshore processing

24 July 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Resettlement and Other Admission Pathways for Syrian Refugees

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

Position on Legal Representation for Asylum-seekers

31 March 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

UNHCR Statement

3 February 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Resettlement and Other Admission Pathways for Syrian Refugees

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

Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2016 Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee - Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

16 November 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

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