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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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UNHCR Mid-Year Trends 2014

January 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Annual Reports

Update on UNHCR's operations in Asia and the Pacific

17 September 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Regional Reports

South-East Asia: Irregular Maritime Movements January-June 2014

June 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Regional Reports

UNHCR Mid-Year Trends 2013

January 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Annual Reports

UNHCR, civil society warn of growing detention problem in Asia-Pacific

11 November 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

UNHCR Global Report 2012, Myanmar

June 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Annual Reports

UNHCR Global Report 2011, Myanmar

June 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Annual Reports

UNHCR distributes pioneering smart ID cards to refugees in India

17 August 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

UNHCR Global Report 2010, Myanmar

June 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Annual Reports

Welcome to Japan: first Asian country joins UNHCR's resettlement programme

28 September 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

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