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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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Labour Mobility for Refugees : Workshop in Geneva, 11 - 12 September 2012 - Summary Conclusions

25 October 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges - Faith and Protection: A Concept Paper

24 October 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

Ministerial Intergovernmental Event on Refugees and Stateless Persons - Pledges 2011

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

Report on UNHCR's Annual Consultations With Non-Governmental Organizations (3 July - 5 July 2012, Geneva, Switzerland)

17 August 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

Expert Roundtable on National Security Assessments For Refugees, Asylum-seekers and Stateless Persons in Australia - Chair's Summary

3 May 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

Summary Conclusions: Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Distress at Sea - how best to respond? Expert Meeting in Djibouti, 8 to 10 November 2011

5 December 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

Joint UNHCR / Council of Europe Colloquium on the Role of Regional Human Rights Courts in Interpreting and Enforcing Legal Standards for the Protection of Forcibly Displaced Persons

December 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

Refugees and asylum-seekers in distress at sea – how best to respond? - Expert Meeting

10 November 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

UNHCR-IDC Expert Roundtable on Alternatives to Detention: Canberra, 9-10 June 2011 - Summary Report

19 July 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

Expert Meeting on Complementarities between International Refugee Law, International Criminal Law and International Human Rights Law: Summary Conclusions

July 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

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