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are in: Basic Facts   Today's date: Sunday, 7 June 2009 Basic facts 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. As of April 2008, a staff of around 6,351 people in 117 countries continued to help 32.9 million persons worldwide, an increase of 58 percent over the previous year’s 20.8 million. What is UNHCR? Who we are, what we do, where and who we help and how. History of International Protection Refugees – the result of persecution, armed conflict and human rights violations. Protecting Refugees – Questions & Answers Answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about refugees themselves and how the agency attempts to help them.   UNHCR Mission Statement UNHCR, the United Nations refugee organization, is mandated by the United Nations to lead and coordinate international action for the world-wide protection of refugees and the resolution of refugee problems. UNHCR in brief Refworld is UNHCR's state-of-the-art, internet-based protection information system. It is a knowledge resource which facilitates quality, evidence-based and effective decision making in refugee status determination procedures. <> Search UNHCR Online Search Tips 1951 to Today A history of the Refugee Convention The 1951 Refugee Convention Questions and Answers Cartagena Declaration on Refugees (pdf) Adopted by the Colloquium on the International Protection of Refugees in Central America, Mexico and Panama, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 22 November 1984 OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa (pdf) Adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government at its Sixth Ordinary Session, Addis-Ababa, 10 September 1969 Protecting refugees and the role of UNHCR Answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about refugees themselves and how the agency attempts to help them. (pdf, 3Mb) UNHCR Statute UN General Assembly resolution establishing the High Commissioner’s Office for Refugees as of 1 January 1951. Previous High Commissioners Earlier leaders of the Refugee Agency. The Palestinians In 1948 the UN General Assembly established UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Middle East, to assist those Palestinians who had been displaced when the State of Israel was established. The agency operates in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza and the West Bank. Read more (www.un.unrwa.org)
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Sunday,Jun 7 2009, 12:20:51 AM4 mai mai

Refugees Need Your Support Today
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Every day millions of refugees are in desperate need of protection and assistance. For people who have fled from strife-torn Sudan and many other refugee crises around the world, the UN refugee agency is there. ...

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