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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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The 1951 Convention: Questions and Answers

September 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

The World's Stateless People. Questions & Answers

September 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Real-time Evaluations of UNHCR's Involvement in Operations for Internally Displaced Persons and the Cluster Approach: Analysis of Findings

29 August 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

Evaluation en temps réel de la participation du HCR aux opérations pour les déplacés internes et l'approche sectorielle : analyse des conclusions

29 August 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

Nationalité et apatridie. Un guide pour les parlementaires

20 October 2005 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Handbooks/Manuals

Nationality and Statelessness: A Handbook for Parliamentarians

20 October 2005 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Handbooks/Manuals

Module d'autoformation 2: Détermination du statut de réfugié. Déterminer qui est un réfugié

1 September 2005 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Training Manuals

Self-Study Module 2: Refugee Status Determination. Identifying Who is a Refugee

1 September 2005 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Training Manuals

Self-Study Module 1: An Introduction to International Protection. Protecting Persons of Concern to UNHCR

1 August 2005 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Training Manuals

Module d'autoformation 1: Introduction à la protection internationale. Protéger les personnes relevant de la compétence du HCR

1 August 2005 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Training Manuals

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