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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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Climate change, disaster and displacement in the Global Compacts: UNHCR's perspectives

November 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Climate change, disaster and displacement in the Global Compacts: UNHCR's perspectives

November 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Climate change, disaster and displacement in the Global Compacts: UNHCR's perspectives

November 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Climate change, disaster and displacement in the Global Compacts: UNHCR's perspectives

November 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Climate change, disaster and displacement in the Global Compacts: UNHCR's perspectives

November 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Climate change, disaster and displacement in the Global Compacts: UNHCR's perspectives

November 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

A Toolbox: Planning Relocations to Protect People from Disasters and Environmental Change

18 July 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Handbooks/Manuals

Note on International Protection - Standing Committee 69th Meeting

16 June 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Notes on International Protection

Key Concepts on Climate Change and Disaster Displacement

June 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

UNHCR Quick Guide - Climate Change and Disaster Displacement

May 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Handbooks/Manuals

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