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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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Quatrieme Réunion de la Commission Tripartite République du Congo, République Democratique du Congo & UNHCR Communique Final

21 March 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements

UNHCR, African host countries agree on final steps to resolve Rwandan refugee situation

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

Update on UNHCR's operations in Africa

23 September 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Regional Reports

Ministerial Meeting on the Comprehensive Solutions Strategy for Rwandan Refugees Joint Communiqué

2 October 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Final voluntary repatriation of DRC refugees from the Republic of Congo

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

UNHCR completes challenging repatriation of almost 120,000 Congolese refugees

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

Update on UNHCR's operations in Africa

24 September 2013 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Regional Reports

More than 25,000 refugees return home from Republic of Congo since May

2 October 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

UNHCR starts cross-river repatriation of refugees in Republic of Congo

7 May 2012 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

To stay or not To stay: a young Congolese refugee opts for a life in Gabon

3 August 2011 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

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