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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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Comments of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Proposed Rules from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (U.S. Department of Homeland Security): "Procedures for Asylum and Bars to Asylum Eligibility", "Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements", and "Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for Applicants"

21 February 2020 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Comments on National Legislation

Joint letter from ILO and UNHCR on Enhancing Collaboration Between the Organizations

14 November 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Memoranda of Understanding

Engaging with Employers in the Hiring of Refugees

9 May 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

UNHCR Submission on Portugal: 33rd UPR Session

May 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

UNHCR Submission on Cyprus: 32nd UPR session

December 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

UNHCR Submission on Slovakia: 32nd UPR session

December 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

Observations by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Regional Representation for Northern Europe: Draft Law Proposal of 5 October 2018 amending the Alien's Act of Finland

23 October 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Comments on National Legislation

Submission by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees For the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Compilation Report Universal Periodic Review: Belize

July 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Compilations

Submission by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees For the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Compilation Report Universal Periodic Review: Malta

July 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Compilations

UNHCR Submission on Botswana: 29th UPR session

January 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

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