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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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Terms of Reference - Global Alliance to End Statelessness Taskforce

25 May 2022 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Quick Guides: Researching Statelessness

March 2021 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Asylum and international protection in the EU: strengthening cooperation and solidarity

January 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Action against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: An Updated Strategy

June 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

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