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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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Résumé du Président, 12 décembre 2007 (Dialogue du Haut Commissaire sur les défis de protection (11-12 décembre 2007), Thème : Protection des réfugiés, solutions durables et migration internationale

21 January 2008 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

Chairman's Summary, 12 December 2007 (High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges (11-12 December 2007), Theme: Refugee Protection, Durable Solutions and International Migration)

21 January 2008 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

UNHCR's Recommendations to the Slovenian Presidency of the European Union, January - June 2008

10 December 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

Preserving the Institution of Asylum and Refugee Protection in the Context of Counter-Terrorism: The Problem of Terrorist Mobility

31 October 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Background Paper on Preserving the Institution of Asylum and Refugee Protection in the Context of Counter-Terrorism: The Problem of Terrorist Mobility

October 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

UNHCR's Recommendations for Portugal's European Union Presidency, July-December 2007

15 June 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

Refugee policy in Eurasia: The CIS Conference and EU Enlargement Process 1996-2005

31 August 2006 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Commission Green Paper on A Community Return Policy on Illegal Residents. UNHCR's Comments

1 July 2002 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

Responding to the arrival of asylum seekers: control and protection in asylum procedures

15 May 1999 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

UNHCR Position: Visa Requirements and Carrier Sanctions

September 1995 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

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