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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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Building a future through education in Chad

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

The 2014 Global Child Protection, Education and SGBV Strategy Implementation Report

8 July 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Annual Reports

UNHCR Child Protection Regional Initiative - Live, Learn & Play Safe 2014-2016. Mid-Way Project Report, January 2014 – June 2015

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

Determined young Sudanese refugee puts her education ahead of marriage

8 May 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

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