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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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Echoes From Syria Issue 3 - August 2014

August 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

UNHCR welcomes entry into force of the Istanbul Convention and encourages worldwide accession

30 July 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Syrian refugee women fight for survival as they head families alone

8 July 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Woman Alone: The fight for survival by Syria's refugee women

2 July 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Age, Gender and Diversity: Accountability Report 2013

June 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Annual Reports

A Thematic Compilation of Executive Committee Conclusions (7th Edition)

June 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conclusions on International Protection

Syrian refugee women who head their households

31 May 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Speaking for Ourselves: Hearing Refugee Voices, A Journey Towards Empowerment

May 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Too Much Pain: Female Genital Mutilation & Asylum in the European Union - A Statistical Update (March 2014)

March 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Position Paper on Violence against Women and Girls in the European Union And Persons of Concern to UNHCR

March 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

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