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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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Thousands of refugees fleeing war cross into Croatia triggering sad memories of own recent past

22 September 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe - Overview of arrival trends as of 14 September 2015

14 September 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe - Overview of arrival trends as of 7 September 2015

11 September 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

UNHCR's proposals in light of the EU response to the refugee crisis and the EU package of 9 September 2015

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

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres on Refugee Crisis in Europe

4 September 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Afghanistan - Volrep and Border Monitoring Monthly Update, 01 January—31 August 2015

31 August 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

UNHCR facilitates the return of 51,000 Afghans refugees from Pakistan

27 August 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

A refugee separated from his mother but uniting a community

10 August 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Khost & Paktika: 1 Year On Achievements & Gaps

August 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

Afghanistan - Volrep and Border Monitoring Monthly Update, 01 January—31 July 2015

31 July 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

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