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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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Overview of UNHCR's operations in Asia and the Pacific

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

International community commits to refocus attention on Afghan refugee situation; calls for increased support for regional solutions

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

Once an Afghan refugee in Iran, now a high-flier in his own country

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

Afghan returns pass 50,000 in first eight months, up on last year

30 August 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Afghan Conference: After the journey home, the challenges ahead

2 May 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (the MoU) between the Government of Norway, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

10 August 2005 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Memoranda of Understanding

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regarding UNHCR's Regional Programme for Repatriation and Reintegration of Afghan Refugees

25 October 2002 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Memoranda of Understanding

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