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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 Position on Returns to North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Adjacent Areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo Affected by Ongoing Conflict and Violence – Update III

November 2022 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

Position on Returns to North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Adjacent Areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Affected by Ongoing Conflict and Violence – Update II

September 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers

UNHCR Submission on Democratic Republic of the Congo: 33rd UPR Session

May 2019 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Commentaries

UNHCR Democratic Republic of the Congo - Operational Update, 1-15 November 2017 (Intermediate Report)

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

UNHCR warns of worsening displacement in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

Displaced children tell of suffering in DRC's Kasai

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

Mali Situation: Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Returnees as of 31 July 2017

31 July 2017 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

As DR Congo's Kasaï displacement grows, no end in sight to civilian suffering

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

Democratic Republic of Congo: Refugees, Returnees and IDPs (as of December 31, 2016)

31 December 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

Democratic Republic of Congo: Refugees, Returnees and IDPs (as of November 30 2016)

30 November 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Maps

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