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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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Education and outreach key to combatting hepatitis outbreak in South Sudan

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

Hepatitis E affects thousands, kills 111 in South Sudan refugee camps

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

South Sudan: UNHCR tackles a health crisis

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

UNHCR says South Sudan refugee health situation alarming

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

UNHCR describes alarming health and nutrition situation in South Sudan camps

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

UNHCR puts priority on health for refugees flooding into South Sudan

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

World AIDS Day: South Sudan addresses concerns of HIV-affected refugees

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

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