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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. UNHCR now has more than 16,803 personnel and work in a total of 134 countries to help 70.8 million persons.

 Website: www.unhcr.org
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Joint Letter from the High Commissioner of UNHCR and Executive Director of UN Women

1 December 2020 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Memoranda of Understanding

Joint letter from ILO and UNHCR on Enhancing Collaboration Between the Organizations

14 November 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Memoranda of Understanding

Memorandum of Understanding between the International Detention Coalition and The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

10 July 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Memoranda of Understanding

Joint letter from UNHCR and ICRC on Enhancing Cooperation on Internal Displacement

24 October 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Memoranda of Understanding

Addendum on Data Sharing to the January 2011 Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP)

17 September 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Memoranda of Understanding

Joint letter from the UNICEF Executive Director and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees regarding collaboration between the agencies in relation to the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework

13 July 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Memoranda of Understanding

Memorandum of Understanding between UNDP and UNHCR - regional cooperation on the Syria and Iraq situations

4 December 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Memoranda of Understanding

Addendum on Cash Assistance to Refugees to the January 2011 Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP)

15 May 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Memoranda of Understanding

Memorandum of Understanding between the International Labour Organization and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

1 July 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Memoranda of Understanding

Memorandum of Understanding For Co-operative Activities Between United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) And The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

15 June 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Memoranda of Understanding

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