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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Among Kobane's displaced, growing numbers seeking safety in northern Iraq, eastern Syria
10 October 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News |
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Syrian refugee numbers up sharply in August, with more than 100,000 fleeing to neighbouring countries
4 September 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News |
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As influx to eastern Lebanon rises, UNHCR tackles shelter challenge
31 August 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News |
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Relief operations to help Syrian refugees continue amidst security challenges
24 August 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News |
