Last Updated: Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 12:44 GMT

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
Filter:
Showing 51-60 of 71 results
Submission by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Compilation Report - Universal Periodic Review: The Solomon Islands

November 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Compilations

Submission by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Compilation Report - Universal Periodic Review: The Independent State of Samoa

November 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Compilations

Submission by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Compilation Report - Universal Periodic Review: Marshall Islands

April 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Compilations

Submission by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Compilation Report - Universal Periodic Review: The Federated States of Micronesia

April 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Compilations

Climate change, disaster, displacement and migration: initial evidence from Africa

December 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Cambio climático, desastres naturales y desplazamiento humano: la perspectiva del ACNUR

14 August 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Human Displacement: A UNHCR Perspective

14 August 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Environmental Issues

9 June 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

Questions environnementales

9 June 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

Forced Displacement in the Context of Climate Change: Challenges for States Under International Law

20 May 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Search Refworld