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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Also called UNHCR. An organization created by the United Nations in 1950 and charged with providing assistance to and protection of persons displaced by a government as the result of a war, persecution or another reason. It helps them return to their homes or to settle in another country.
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated in 2008 that up to two million Iraqi refugees were living in neighbouring countries, most of them in Syria and Jordan.
US urges EU, Gulf states to help Iraqi refugees by AFP / AFP American Edition
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated in 2008 that up to two million Iraqi refugees were living in neighbouring countries, most of them in Syria and Jordan.
US urges EU, Gulf states to help Iraqi refugees by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Indonesian government has also been pressuring the Australia Government to take many of the asylum seekers, while some will be kept in detention and are unlikely to be granted access to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Indonesia plans to send detained Sri Lankan asylum seekers home by Asian News International
 
 
 
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