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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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Greece: Total Number of Sea Arrivals (Jan - 29 Oct 2015)

30 October 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

As number of refugee and migrant arrivals to Greece hits half a million, UNHCR warns of continued chaos unless reception in Greece strengthened and relocation expedited

20 October 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Yemen: UNHCR Regional Update - Yemen Situation #28 (13 - 20 October 2015)

20 October 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

Greece: Number of arrivals to Greek islands - As of 9 October

9 October 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Europe's Refugee Emergency Response - Update #5, 2 – 8 October 2015

8 October 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

Who's Doing What Where? (Greek -Turkish borders, as of 7 October 2015)

7 October 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

South Sudanese new arrivals in Gambella - Post 15th December 2013 (as of 6-October-2015)

6 October 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Refugee sea arrivals in Greece this year approach 400,000

2 October 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Arrivals by sea in Greece nearing 400,000, implementation of relocation and increased reception capacity still urgently needed

2 October 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Europe's Refugee Emergency Response - Update #4, 25 September – 1 October 2015

1 October 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: UNHCR Country Updates

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