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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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ACNUR Informe Mundial 2012, Ecuador

June 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Annual Reports

La implementación de la política del ACNUR sobre la protección de los refugiados y las soluciones en zonas urbanas - Encuesta Mundial– 2012

2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Annual Reports

The Implementation of UNHCR's Policy on Refugee Protection and Solutions in Urban Areas

2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Annual Reports

The State of the World's Refugees: In Search of Solidarity

2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Annual Reports

Livelihood Programming in UNHCR: Operational Guidelines

2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Annual Reports

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