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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As refugee journeys get perilous, UNHCR seeks safer options
18 July 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News |
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The Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea with a special focus on the Yemen situation - IOM and UNHCR Proposals for Strategic Action
October 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports |
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Boat tragedy involving refugees and migrants in the Gulf of Aden
11 March 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News |
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New drowning incidents involving refugees in the Gulf of Aden
15 April 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News |
