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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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Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Jordan and UNHCR 5 April 1998

Category: Legal Information | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements

Agreement Between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 30 July 1997

Category: Legal Information | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements


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