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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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Breakout Session 2: International Cooperation, Burden Sharing and Comprehensive Regional Approaches

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

Statelessness Determination Procedures and the Status of Stateless Persons ("Geneva Conclusions")

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

Document conceptuel Dialogue du Haut Commissaire sur les défis de protection : "Lacunes et réponses de protection" (Genève, 8-9 décembre 2010)

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

Concept Paper High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges. "Protection Gaps and Responses" (Geneva, 8-9 December 2010)

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

UNHCR's Annual Consultations with NGOs: Rapporteur's Report

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

Report on UNHCR's Annual Consultations With Non-Governmental Organizations (29 June - 1 July 2010, Geneva, Switzerland)

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

Expert Meeting - The Concept of Stateless Persons under International Law ("Prato Conclusions")

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

Examining the particular relevance of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women to the protection of women of concern to UNHCR. Joint seminar of CEDAW Committee and UNHCR

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

Resumen Informal Tercer Diálogo del Alto Comisionado sobre los Desafíos en Materia de Protección. Tema: Desafíos para las personas de interés del ACNUR en los entornos urbanos (8-10 diciembre de 2009)

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

10-Point Plan Expert Roundtable No. 3: "The return of non-refugees and alternative migration options" (Geneva, 30 November - 1 December 2009). Concept Note

December 2009 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

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