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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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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

Resettlement Handbook (country chapters last updated September 2009) 1 November 2004

Category: Reference Documents | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Handbooks/Manuals

Resettlement Handbook, Country Chapter: Chile January 2002

Category: Reference Documents | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Handbooks/Manuals

Applicability of the Cessation Clauses to Refugees From Chile 28 March 1994

Category: Policy Documents | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers


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