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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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Global Responsibility Sharing through Pathways for Admission of Syrian Refugees

March 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

The Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea with a special focus on the Yemen situation - IOM and UNHCR Proposals for Strategic Action

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

Syrian Refugees in Europe: What Europe Can Do to Ensure Protection and Solidarity

11 July 2014 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

Strengthening Refugee Protection, Assistance and Support to Host Communities in Kenya and Comprehensive Plan of Action for Somali Refugees : Report on Kenya Stakeholder Consultation

18 May 2005 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

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