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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 Submission on Russian Federation: 30th UPR session

May 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

Ukraine: Internally Displaced People - 23 Mar 2015

23 March 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Update on UNHCR's global programmes and partnerships

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

Russia speeds up asylum procedures as Ukrainian influx continues

21 August 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Ukraine: Overview of population displacement (as of 18 July 2014)

18 July 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Information for persons who wish to seek asylum in the Russian Federation

November 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

UNHCR Global Report 2010, Russian Federation

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

World: Main Countries of Origin of New Asylum-Seekers - 2009

15 June 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

UNHCR Global Report 2009, Russian Federation

1 June 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Annual Reports

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