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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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Joint Programme Between UNHCR and the Governments of Iran and Afghanistan for the Voluntary Repatriation of Afghan Refugees and Displaced Persons, 2003-2005

16 June 2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements

Joint Programme Between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Interim Authority of Afghanistan, and UNHCR for Voluntary Repatriation of Afghan Refugees and Displaced Persons

4 April 2002 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements

Tripartite Repatriation Agreement between UNHCR and the governments of Iran and Afghanistan

3 April 2002 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements

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