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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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High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges: "Protecting the Internally Displaced: Persisting Challenges and Fresh Thinking" (Summary)

20 December 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges: "Protecting the Internally Displaced: Persisting Challenges and Fresh Thinking" (Concept note)

11 December 2013 | 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

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

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