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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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Millions of refugees at risk in the Middle East as winter funds dwindle

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

UNHCR Regional Winter Assistance Plan 2017-2018 (Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt)

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

Syria Refugee Response - Lebanon Syrian Refugees Registered as of 30 June 2017

30 June 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Syria Refugee Response Lebanon: South and El Nabatieh Governorates, Distribution of the Registered Syrian Refugees at Cadastral Level (As of 30 June 2017)

30 June 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Syria Refugee Response Lebanon: Bekaa & Baalbek-El Hermel Governorate - Distribution of the Registered Syrian Refugees at the Cadastral Level (As of 30 June 2017)

30 June 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Syria Refugee Response Lebanon: North Governorate, Tripoli, Batroun, Bcharreh, El Koura, El Minieh-Dennieh, Zgharta Districts (T+5), Distribution of the Registered Syrian Refugees at the Cadastral Level (As of 30 June 2017)

30 June 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Syria Refugee Response Lebanon: Beirut and Mount Lebanon Governorates, Distribution of the Registered Syrian Refugees at the Cadastral Level (As of 30 June 2017)

30 June 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Syria Refugee Response Lebanon: Akkar Governorate - Distribution of the Registered Syrian Refugees at the Cadastral Level (As of 30 June 2017)

30 June 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Critical gaps in Lebanon and Jordan spell looming destitution and despair for Syrian refugee families

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

Lebanon - SGBV: Jan - December 2016

31 December 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

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