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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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Iraq: Relevant Country of Origin Information to Assist with the Application of UNHCR's Country Guidance on Iraq: Ability of Persons Originating from Formerly ISIS-Held or Conflict-Affected Areas to Legally Access and Remain in Proposed Areas of Internal Relocation

11 January 2021 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

UNHCR observations on the proposed legislative amendments to the Swedish Aliens Act – Report by the Cross-party Committee of Inquiry on Migration [SOU 2020:54 – En långsiktigt hållbar migrationspolitik Betänkande av Kommittén om den framtida svenska migrationspolitiken]

7 December 2020 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Comments on National Legislation

Denmark: UNHCR Submission for the Universal Periodic Review - Denmark - UPR 38th Session (2021)

October 2020 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Lebanon: UNHCR Submission for the Universal Periodic Review - Lebanon - UPR 37th Session (2021)

July 2020 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Rwanda: UNHCR Submission for the Universal Periodic Review - Rwanda - UPR 37th Session (2021)

July 2020 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

United Arab Emirates: Country of Origin Information Relating to the Return and (Re)admission of Individuals Who Previously Resided in the UAE and Who Require a Visa Prior to Arrival

12 May 2020 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Iraq: Country of Origin Information on Access and Residency Requirements in Iraq: Ability of Persons Origination from Formerly ISIS-Held or Conflict-Affected Areas to Legally Access and Remain in Proposed Areas of Relocation (Update I)

6 November 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

UNHCR-Analyse des Entwurfs einer Novelle zum Wohnungsgemeinnützigkeitsgesetz

10 May 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Comments on National Legislation

Palestinian Refugees in Iraq - Applicable Legislation

May 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: National Legislation Compilations/Analyses

UNHCR Submission on Nicaragua: 33rd UPR Session

May 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

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