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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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Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) – COVID-19

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

Community-Based Protection in Action - Community Centres

2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Community-Based Protection in Action - Effective & Respectful Communication in Forced Displacement

2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Community-Based Protection in Action - Community-Based Outreach Outside of Camps

2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Child Protection Issue Brief : Community-based child protection mechanisms

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

Understanding Community-Based Protection

20 June 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Policy/Position Papers

Community-based protection

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

UNHCR's Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Persons of Concern

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

Livelihood Programming in UNHCR: Operational Guidelines

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

Community Services: towards a community development approach

31 May 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

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