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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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Thousands of refugees vote in second round of CAR presidential election

15 February 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Q&A: UNHCR plays vital role in getting Central African refugees to the ballot box

12 February 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

UNHCR Regional Update #64 - Central African Republic Situation, 1 January – 31 January 2016

31 January 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

Congo border town helps Central African neighbours in need

14 January 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

CAR Situation: UNHCR CAR Update, July 2016 Highlights

2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

Seeking peace, Central African refugees turn out to vote

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

UNHCR Regional Update #63 - Central African Republic Situation, 20 November - 31 December 2015

31 December 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

Human Rights Day: Abuses rife in Central African Republic

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

Central African Republic Situation: External Regional Update #62 - 1 September – 20 November 2015

20 November 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

UNHCR condemns attack on camp for internally displaced in Central African Republic town of Batangafo

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

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