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UN High Commissioner for Refugees

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. Today, a staff of around 6,689 people in 116 countries continues to help 20.8 million persons.  Website: www.unhcr.org

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UNHCR Global Report 2009, Latin America 1 June 2010

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Annual Reports

SPCP - Bolivia Update February 2008

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

Country/Regional Operations Plan 2008-2009 Argentina Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay 1 September 2007

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country Operations Plans


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