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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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Consolidating the CEAS: innovative approaches after the Stockholm Programme? UNHCR's recommendations to Italy for the EU Presidency July - December 2014

24 June 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

"Ensuring protection in Europe" UNHCR's Recommendations to Lithuania for the EU Presidency

July 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

Moving forward on asylum in the EU: UNHCR's Recommendations to Ireland for its EU Presidency

1 December 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

UNHCR's Recommendations for Portugal's European Union Presidency, July-December 2007

15 June 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

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