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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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Summary Conclusions on Non-Penalization for Illegal Entry or Presence: Interpreting and Applying Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention

15 March 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

Onward Movement Of Asylum-seekers And Refugees: Discussion paper prepared for the Expert Roundtable on Onward Movement

25 September 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

Co-chair Conclusions of the Regional Conference on Access to Civil Registration and Documentation in South-Eastern Europe: Progress and Remaining Challenges since the 2011 Zagreb Declaration, Podgorica, 25 October 2013

25 October 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

Conférence régionale sur la protection des réfugiés et les migrations internationales en Afrique de l'Ouest (Dakar, Sénégal, 13-14 novembre 2008). Rapport sommaire

15 April 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

Regional Conference on Refugee Protection and International Migration in West Africa (Dakar, Senegal, 13-14 November 2008). Summary Report

5 March 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

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