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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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Surviving in the city: A review of UNHCR's operation for Iraqi refugees in urban areas of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria

July 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Documento conceptual Diálogo del Alto Comisionado sobre los Desafíos en Materia de Protección. Desafíos para las personas de interés del ACNUR en los entornos urbanos (Ginebra, 9 -10 Diciembre 2009)

7 May 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Document conceptuel Dialogue du Haut Commissaire sur les défis de protection. Défis pour les personnes relevant de la compétence du HCR en milieu urbain (Genève, 9-10 décembre 2009)

7 May 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Concept Paper High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges. Challenges for persons of concern to UNHCR in urban settings (Geneva, 9-10 December 2009)

7 May 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

A tale of three cities: internal displacement, urbanization and humanitarian action in Abidjan, Khartoum and Mogadishu

March 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Ignored Displaced Persons: the plight of IDPs in urban areas

14 July 2008 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Map of Somalia, as of March 2008

3 March 2008 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Somalia Atlas Map, as of March 2008

3 March 2008 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

The Nairobi Refugee Program 2005-2007: Working with partner agencies and refugee communities to strengthen urban refugee protection

10 April 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Strengthening Refugee Protection, Assistance and Support to Host Communities in Kenya and Comprehensive Plan of Action for Somali Refugees : Report on Kenya Stakeholder Consultation

18 May 2005 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

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