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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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Policy Statement on HIV Testing and Counselling in Health Facilities for Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and other Persons of Concern to UNHCR

26 November 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Antiretroviral Medication Policy for Refugees

17 January 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Politique du UNHCR en matière de traitement antirétroviral pour les réfugiés

17 January 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Note on HIV/AIDS and the Protection of Refugees, IDPs and Other Persons of Concern

5 April 2006 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Note sur le VIH/SIDA et la protection des réfugiés, des déplacés internes et des autres personnes relevant de la compétence du HCR

5 April 2006 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Nota sobre VIH/SIDA y la Protección de los refugiados, los desplazados internos y otras personas de la competencia del ACNUR

5 April 2006 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Refugees, HIV and AIDS. UNHCR's Strategic Plan 2005-2007. Fighting HIV and AIDS Together With Refugees

23 August 2005 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

HIV/AIDS and Refugees. UNHCR's Strategic Plan 2002 - 2004

1 January 2004 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Refugees and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

6 May 1988 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

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