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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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Guidelines on International Protection No. 2: "Membership of a Particular Social Group" Within the Context of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees

7 May 2002 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Checklist on the Restitution of Housing and Property

28 November 2001 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Protection Guidelines Relating to Refugee Security

3 May 1999 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

The Cessation Clauses: Guidelines on Their Application

26 April 1999 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

UNHCR's Revised Guidelines on Applicable Criteria and Standards relating to the Detention of Asylum-Seekers

26 February 1999 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Principes directeurs du HCR sur les critères et les normes applicables quant à la détention des demandeurs d'asile

26 February 1999 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Directrices del ACNUR sobre los criterios y estándares aplicables con respecto a la detención de solicitantes de asilo

26 February 1999 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

UNHCR-Richtlinien über anwendbare Kriterien und Standards betreffend die Haft von Asylsuchenden

26 January 1999 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement

22 July 1998 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Refugee Operations and Environmental Management: Key Principles for Decision-Making

1998 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

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