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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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No references found			11 (ANI): The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has claimed that fierce fighting in Pakistan's tribal areas could drive over 600,000 people away from their homes within a few weeks. UN says fierce fighting in FATA may displace 600,000 by Asian News International Fighting between rival Islamist factions and government forces left 145 people dead and 285 injured in Somalia last month, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday. Somalia unrest claimed 145 lives in September: UN by AFP / AFP Global Edition KABUL (PAN): The United Nations refugee agency has said people continue to be driven from their homes as a result of ongoing clashes between security forces and Taliban militants in the northwestern valley of Swat. IDPs streaming out of Pakistan conflict zone: UN by Pajhwok Afghan News (Kabul, Afghanistan)			Unit of Account Unit of Trading Unit Sales Unit Share Unit Share Investment Trust Unit Trust Unitary Falloff Unitary Tax Unitary Thrift United Arab Republic United Auto Workers United Nations United Nations Children's Fund United Nations Commission on International Trade Law United Nations Conference on Environment and Development United Nations Conference on Trade and Development United Nations Development Programme United Nations Economic Commission for Africa United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization United Nations Environment Programme United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations Industrial Development Organization United Nations Institute for Training and Research United Nations Population Fund United Nations Refugee Agency United Nations Regional Economic Commissions United Nations Relief and Works Agency United Nations Special Commission United Nations University United Nations Volunteers United Parcel Service United States Citizen United States Customs Service United States Department of the Treasury United States Government Life Insurance United States Government Securities United States Junior Chamber United States Merchant Marine United States Savings Bond United States Treasury Money Mutual Fund United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association unities unitization Unity of Command Universal Banking Universal life Universal Life Insurance Universal Market Integrity Rules Universal Product Code Universe			United Nations Philatelists Inc. United Nations Plan of Action to Combat Desertification United Nations Platform for Action Committee United Nations Police Commander Course United Nations Police Officers Course United Nations Police Support Group United Nations Political Office in Bougainville United Nations Political Office in Somalia United Nations Population Agency United Nations Population Division United Nations Population Fund United Nations Population Fund United Nations Population Fund Activities United Nations Postal Administration United Nations Preventive Deployment Force United Nations Procurement Division United Nations Program for Development United Nations Programme of Action United Nations Programme on Space Applications United Nations Project Office on Governance United Nations Protected Area United Nations Protection Force United Nations Public Administration Network United Nations Public-Private Alliance for Rural Development United Nations Quick Reaction Force United Nations Refugee Agency United Nations Refugee Fund United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference United Nations Regional Economic Commissions United Nations Regional Economic Commissions United Nations Regional Information Centre United Nations Regional Task Force United Nations Register of Conventional Arms United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration United Nations Relief and Works Agency United Nations Relief and Works Agency United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees United Nations Relief Operations in Bangladesh United Nations Representative for India and Pakistan United Nations Research Institute For Social Development United Nations Resident Coordinator United Nations Resolution 242 United Nations Rwanda Emergency Office United Nations Scholars' Workstation United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation United Nations Secretariat United Nations Secretariat United Nations Secretary General United Nations Secretary General Advisory Board United Nations Secretary-General United Nations Security Council United Nations Security Council United Nations Security Council United Nations Security Council

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (redirected from United Nations Refugee Agency)

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(redirected from United Nations Refugee Agency)