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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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Campaign Update, October 2020 - December 2020

11 January 2021 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

UNHCR alarmed at deteriorating conditions in Yemen

14 November 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

With border closures into second week, Yemen suffering worsens

14 November 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Yemen: assisted spontaneous returns for Somali refugees begins

19 September 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

UNHCR shocked and saddened by civilian deaths in Taizz, Yemen

19 July 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

As refugee journeys get perilous, UNHCR seeks safer options

18 July 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

As war grinds on in Yemen, Somali refugees eye return

19 May 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

As Yemen conditions deteriorate, Somali refugees look to return home

19 May 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Displaced by war, Yemenis face hardship and hunger

16 May 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

UNHCR brings aid to flashpoints in Yemen, warns of deteriorating conditions

16 May 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

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