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 alarmed at reports of boat pushbacks in South-east Asia
13 May 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News |
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UNHCR urges South East Asian governments to prioritize saving lives amid reports that thousands adrift in region's waters
12 May 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News |
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Co-chairs' Summary: International Workshop on the Protection of Irregular Movements of Persons at Sea
Jakarta, Indonesia, 21- 22 April 2014
22 April 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Conference Reports |
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Playing the waiting game in Indonesia
30 October 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News |
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees says Regional effort needed to reduce Indian Ocean death toll
26 February 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News |
