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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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UNHCR's Recommendations for the Swedish and Spanish Presidencies of the Council of the European Union (EU)

January 2023 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

UNHCR's Recommendations for the Swedish and Spanish Presidencies of the Council of the European Union (EU)

January 2023 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

Summary of UNHCR Recommendations to the European Union

June 2022 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

UNHCR's Recommendations for the French and Czech Presidencies of the Council of the European Union (EU)

January 2022 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

2021 UNHCR Best Interests Procedure Guidelines: Assessing and Determining the Best Interests of the Child

May 2021 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Operational Guidelines

UNHCR's Recommendations for the Portuguese and Slovenian Presidencies of the Council of the European Union (EU)

January 2021 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

Technical Guidance: Child Friendly Procedures

2021 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Operational Guidelines

UNHCR's Recommendations for the Croatian and German Presidencies of the Council of the European Union (EU)

9 January 2020 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

UNHCR's Recommendations for the European Commission's Proposed Pact on Migration and Asylum

January 2020 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

UNHCR's Recommendations for the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU)

June 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

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