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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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UNHCR observations on the draft Amendments to the State Borders Act and Other Related Acts of the Republic of Estonia (577 SE)

23 May 2022 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Comments on National Legislation

UNHCR-IOM-UNICEF Joint Submission for the Universal Periodic Review - Greece - UPR 39th Session (2021)

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

UNHCR's Recommendations for the Portuguese and Slovenian Presidencies of the Council of the European Union (EU)

January 2021 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

Practical considerations for fair and fast border procedures and solidarity in the European Union

15 October 2020 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

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

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

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

October 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

THE COVID-19 CRISIS: KEY PROTECTION MESSAGES

31 March 2020 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

UNHCR Legal Considerations with regard to the EU Commission´s Guidelines for border management measures to protect health and ensure the availability of goods and essential services

18 March 2020 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

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

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

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