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Refugee Protection in International Law

Edited by Erika Feller, Volker Türk and Frances Nicholson, published 2003 by Cambridge University Press

Promoting Refugee Protection

UNHCR is engaged in a range of activities to promote the international refugee protection system, including refugee law.

Second Dialogue on Protection Challenges, December 2008

An informal discussion among stakeholders about protracted refugee situations.

The 1951 Refugee Convention

The Geneva Refugee Convention is almost 60 years old. It has been instrumental in helping an estimated 50 million people restart their lives.

Refugees

Total figures down from 2007, but number of urban refugees rising

Ben Affleck's short film for Gimme Shelter

Actor-director Ben Affleck and Sir Mick Jagger have launched a short film for UNHCRs new Gimme Shelter campaign to help raise funds and awareness about the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the work of the UN refugee agency.

Helping The Displaced in North Kivu

Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has frustrated relief efforts in the east of the country. It's estimated that more than 370,000 people have been uprooted since last December. But reaching the most needy has been complicated by the fighting, with roads and some villages cut off.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is a story of the human spirit. Tusamba and his family refuse to let a life of tragedy and suffering stop them from dancing.