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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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Afghanistan Protection Cluster: Protection Overview (Southern Region 2010)

8 February 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Ensuring Access to Health Care: Operational Guidance on Refugee Protection and Solutions in Urban Areas

2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Operational Guidelines

Side Event to the High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges 2010: Climate Change Displacement and International Law

8 December 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

Update on UNHCR's global programmes and partnerships - 2010

30 September 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Sessional Reports

Update on UNHCR's global programmes and partnerships - 2010

30 September 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Sessional Reports

Refugee Homelessness in Hungary

March 2010 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Azerbaijan: Analysis of Gaps in the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)

October 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Georgia: A Gap Analysis

July 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Policy Statement on HIV Testing and Counselling in Health Facilities for Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and other Persons of Concern to UNHCR

2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Rapport des consultations régionales sur le renforcement des capacités de protection des réfugiés au Bénin et au Burkina Faso

October 2005 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

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