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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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West Africa: Population movement - as of September 2010 20 October 2010

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

West Africa Regional Map (as of July 2008) July 2008

Category: Reference Documents | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Maps

Map of West Africa - Displaced Populations - August 2007 15 August 2007

Category: Reference Documents | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Maps

Benin Atlas Map 13 June 2005

Category: Reference Documents | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Maps


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