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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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Statement to the 68th Session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme

5 October 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

"We Keep It in Our Heart" - Sexual Violence Against Men and Boys in the Syria Crisis

October 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Inclusion of Refugee Children in National Child Protection Systems: Guidance for Practitioners in East Africa

October 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Inclusion of Refugee Children in National Child Protection Systems: Guidance for Practitioners in East Africa

October 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

UNHCR calls for redoubling of humanitarian efforts in Bangladesh

26 September 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Child Labour within the Syrian Refugee Response: A Regional Strategic Framework for Action

September 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Young People on the Move and their engagement in Peace & Security: Case Study from the North of Central America and South Sudan

September 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Young People on the Move and their engagement in Peace & Security: Case Study from the North of Central America and South Sudan

September 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Mosul's war widows face new challenges in displacement

4 July 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Call for Action: Act to Protect

July 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Handbooks/Manuals

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