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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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Cambio climático y apátrida: una visión general

15 May 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Climate Change and Statelessness: An Overview

15 May 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

In Search of Shelter: Mapping the Effects of Climate Change on Human Migration and Displacement

May 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Human Displacement: A UNHCR Perspective

23 October 2008 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Changements climatiques, catastrophes naturelles et déplacement humain : une perspective du HCR

23 October 2008 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Cambio climático, desastres naturales y desplazamiento humano: la perspectiva del ACNUR

23 October 2008 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Climate change and forced migration

31 January 2008 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Environmental change and forced migration: making sense of the debate

31 October 2002 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Environmental refugees: myth or reality?

20 March 2001 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Refugee Operations and Environmental Management: Key Principles for Decision-Making

1998 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

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