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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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Rohingya refugees and locals help newcomers in need

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

UNHCR: First group of Rohingya refugees moves to new emergency shelters

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

Shelter urgently needed for Rohingya fleeing Myanmar violence

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

UNHCR chief urges unity in Myanmar's Rakhine state

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

UNHCR seeks equal treatment for all Rohingya in Bangladesh

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

UNHCR urges dialogue to end herder, farmer clashes in Nigeria

6 May 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Ongoing Myanmar conflict traps villagers in crossfire

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

Farming together to overcome fear and mistrust in Rakhine state, Myanmar

29 December 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

As thousands continue to flee Myanmar, UNHCR concerned about growing reports of abuse

10 June 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

UNHCR concerned about growing abuse as more people sail from Bay of Bengal

10 June 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

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