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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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Good Practices in Gender Equality Mainstreaming. A Practical Guide to Empowerment

June 2001 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Step-By-Step Guide for Protection Officers. Prevention of and Response to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

March 2001 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Handbooks/Manuals

Prevention and Response to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Refugee Situations. Inter-Agency Lessons Learned Conference Proceedings, 27-29 March 2001, Geneva

March 2001 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

UNHCR Position Paper on Gender-Related Persecution

1 January 2000 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

UNHCR Policy on Harmful Traditional Practices (Annexes)

19 December 1997 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Sexual Violence Against Refugees: Guidelines on Prevention and Response

8 March 1995 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Violence sexuelle à l'encontre des réfugiés - Principes directeurs concernant la prevention et l'intervention

8 March 1995 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

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