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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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Working with Older Persons in Forced Displacement

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

Age, Gender and Diversity Considerations – COVID-19

21 March 2020 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

UNHCR's Approach to Age, Gender and Diversity

December 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

UNHCR Age, Gender and Diversity Accountability Report 2017

October 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

UNHCR Policy on Age, Gender and Diversity

8 March 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Rwanda: Population of Concern to UNHCR (as of 30th November 2017

30 November 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

UNHCR calls for redoubling of humanitarian efforts in Bangladesh

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

Elderly Rohingya rely on families to carry them to safety

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

UNHCR Age, Gender and Diversity - Accountability Report 2016

June 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Displaced three times, but retired Ukraine teacher stays upbeat

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

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