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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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Chairman's Summary, International Conference on Addressing the Humanitarian Needs of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons inside Iraq and in Neighbouring Countries, Geneva, 17-18 April 2007

18 April 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

International Conference on Addressing the Humanitarian Needs of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons inside Iraq and in Neighbouring Countries. Conference Secretariat Note

18 April 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

Humanitarian Needs of Persons Displaced Within Iraq and Across the Country's Borders: An International Response

30 March 2007 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports

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