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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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Millions of refugees at risk in the Middle East as winter funds dwindle

3 October 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

UNHCR Regional Winter Assistance Plan 2017-2018 (Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt)

September 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

UNHCR and Partners in Turkey (as of 01 March 2017)

1 March 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Refugees and migrants face high risks in winter weather in Europe

13 January 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Greece: Europe Refugee Emergency - Daily map indicating capacity and occupancy (Governmental figures) As of 20 December 2016 08:00 a.m. EET

20 December 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

UNHCR and Partners' Presence in Turkey (as of 1 December 2016)

1 December 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Southern Turkey: Shelter/NFI cluster-beneficiaries reached in October 2016 (Sub-district level)

30 November 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Overview on UNHCR's operations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

23 September 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Regional Reports

UNHCR chief pledges more support for Turkey refugee response

1 September 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Turkey: RMRP - 3W Map (as of 31 August 2016)

31 August 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

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