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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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Violencia sexual y por motivos de género en contra de personas refugiadas, retornadas y desplazadas internas. Guía para la prevención y respuesta

May 2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

La violence sexuelle et sexiste contre les réfugiés, les rapatriés et les personnes déplacées. Principes directeurs pour la prévention et l'intervention

May 2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Against Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons. Guidelines for Prevention and Response

May 2003 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Sexual Violence Against Refugees: Guidelines on Prevention and Response

8 March 1995 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Violence sexuelle à l'encontre des réfugiés - Principes directeurs concernant la prevention et l'intervention

8 March 1995 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Guidelines on the Protection of Refugee Women

July 1991 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Lignes directrices pour la protection des femmes refugiées

July 1991 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

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