Monday 17 January 2011
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees aka UNHCR was established in December 14th of 1950.
The UN Refugee Agency is a United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. Its headquarters are in
The UNHCR has won two Nobel Peace Prizes in 1954 and 1981.
As of 1 January 2007, UNHCR reported a total of 21 018 589 individuals falling under its mandate.
“UNHCR’s mandate is to provide, on a non-political and humanitarian basis, international protection to refugees and to seek permanent solutions for them.” – UNHCR
Andreia Pinto
Andreia Pinto
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Dear Andreia
if you remember bring this information to class as some of your colleagues don't know the meaning of UNHCR
Thanks
prof. Lígia
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