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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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United Arab Emirates: Country of Origin Information Relating to the Return and (Re)admission of Individuals Who Previously Resided in the UAE and Who Require a Visa Prior to Arrival

12 May 2020 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the case of J. K. v. Switzerland (Appl. No. 15500/18) before the European Court of Human Rights

28 May 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

UNHCR-Empfehlungen zu den Änderungsentwürfen zur Verordnung über die Einreise und die Visumerteilung (VEV), Verordnung über die Ausstellung von Reisedokumenten für ausländische Personen (RDV)

May 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Comments on National Legislation

Guidance Note on the Psychologically Vulnerable Applicant in the Protection Visa Assessment Process

November 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Escaping war at home, Syrian couple start over in Argentina

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

Brazil and UNHCR strengthen partnership to help refugees fleeing the Syria conflict

7 October 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

UNHCR Letter to the Court – Re: The Constitutional Court of Ecuador query regarding International Treaty No. 0030-13-TI

17 April 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae

Legal avenues to safety and protection through other forms of admission

18 November 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Inquiry into the Migration Amendment Bill 2013

20 January 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Comments on National Legislation

UNHCR Submission to the Expert Panel on Asylum-seekers

27 July 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

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