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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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Chairman's Summary, International Conference on Addressing the Humanitarian Needs of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons inside Iraq and in Neighbouring Countries, Geneva, 17-18 April 2007 18 April 2007

Category: Policy Documents | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Conference Reports

International Conference on Addressing the Humanitarian Needs of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons inside Iraq and in Neighbouring Countries. Conference Secretariat Note 18 April 2007

Category: Policy Documents | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Conference Reports

Humanitarian Needs of Persons Displaced Within Iraq and Across the Country's Borders: An International Response 30 March 2007

Category: Policy Documents | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Conference Reports


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