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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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UNHCR, governments to relocate thousands of Malian refugees from borders 14 February 2012

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

Lebanon Update: Situation in North Lebanon 10 February 2012

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

Somalis perish in new boat disaster in Gulf of Aden 10 February 2012

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

UNHCR addresses needs of 20,000 forced to flee violence in Mali 7 February 2012

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

UNHCR steps up emergency response to crisis in Mali 7 February 2012

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

Lebanon Update: Situation in North Lebanon 3 February 2012

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

Karens in Kentucky find new life challenging 3 February 2012

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

UNHCR alarm at new reported atrocities against displaced Congolese 3 February 2012

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

Farming prospects prompt some refugees to head back to Somalia temporarily 3 February 2012

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

Selected Country Guidance and / or Reference Documents Regarding Children in Afghanistan 1 February 2012

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


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