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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 Ukraine Legislative Updates (March 2019)

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

Syrian family risks all to flee Raqqa as violence surges

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

Iraq Flash Update (as of 2 April 2017)

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

UNHCR Fears Mosul, Hawiga Fighting will Trigger Displacement Wave

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

UNHCR preparing for huge displacement from Iraq's Mosul

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

UNHCR statement in response to statement by the Iraqi Government that Falluja families could start to return home from 1 August

1 July 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Ukraine: Protection Strategy, June 2015

June 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Echoes From Syria Issue 4 - September 2014

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

Afghanistan Protection cluster: Protection Overview Eastern and South-Eastern Regions 2010 / 2011

30 November 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Afghanistan Protection Cluster: Protection Overview (Northern and North-Eastern Region - 2010)

11 May 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

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