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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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Refugee Movements in Southeast Asia: Searching for Safety

June 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Vers une Protection Renforcée des Enfants Non Accompagnés et Séparés en Belgique: État des lieux et recommandations

April 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Legal Considerations on State Responsibilities for Persons Seeking International Protection in Transit Areas or "International" Zones at Airports

17 January 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

UNHCR Submission for the Universal Periodic Review – Italy – UPR 34th Session

2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

UNHCR Submission for the Universal Periodic Review – Madagascar – UPR 34th Session

2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

UNHCR Submission for the Universal Periodic Review – Slovenia – UPR 34th Session

2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

C'est bien qu'on nous écoute: Intérêt supérieur, accès à une protection et à une solution durable. Expériences et points de vue d'enfants non accompagnés étrangers en France

13 December 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

I want to feel Safe: Strengthening child protection in the initial reception of unaccompanied and separated children in Sweden

December 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Thematic Reports

In Harm's Way: International Protection in the Context of Nexus Dynamics Between Conflict or Violence and Disaster or Climate Change

December 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

UNHCR Submission on Cyprus: 32nd UPR session

December 2018 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

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