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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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Protect Urban Refugee Children: Innovation Challenge Report

2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Capacité et fourniture de protection

31 May 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Protection capacity and delivery

31 May 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Informal Summary Third High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges Theme: Challenges for Persons of Concern in Urban Settings (8-10 December 2009)

1 March 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

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

Case Identification: Challenges Posed by Urban Refugees

19 June 2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

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