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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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Position on Returns to North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Adjacent Areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Affected by Ongoing Conflict and Violence – Update II

September 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

UNHCR: Return of displaced people in Eastern DR Congo should be voluntary

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

Inter-agency mission assesses return conditions in North Kivu region

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

Some Congolese start returning home amid fluid situation in east Congo

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

Congolese mother seeks new birth back home

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

Refugee returnees in eastern Congo get title deeds for first time

14 September 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Repatriation of Congolese from Zambia reaches 40,000; camps to close

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

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