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, North America and the Carribean | 1 June 2010 |
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Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Annual Reports | ||
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Submission by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Compilation Report - Universal Periodic Review: Dominican Republic | 1 May 2009 |
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Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Commentaries | ||
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