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Apart from all fundamental, life-saving functions in the context of conflicts andhumanitarian catastrophes, refugee camps are performing a vital function in ourglobalized world. At a time, when...
Agreement on the convention relating to the status of stateless persons. The United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights approved on 10 December 1948 by the General Assembly of...
An understanding of the ways in which sexual violence affects victims will assist those working with them to help alleviate their suffering. The UNHCR Guidelines on Preventing and Responding to...
As UNHCR continues to work towards such improvements, this Handbook is designed to explain to UNHCR's implementing partners, particularly new partners, the basic roles, responsibilities and...
At an Inter-agency Symposium on Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations held in Geneva, Switzerland in June 1995, more than 50 governments, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and UN agencies...
Considering that the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28 July 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) covers only those persons who have become refugees as...
I) Refugee status, on the universal level, is governed by the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees. These two international legal instruments have been adopted...
In recent years, UNHCR has increased significantly its involvement in voluntary repatriation operations, and it was felt that UNHCR field staff and their partners should have at their disposal a...
Intended to be used by NGO field staff who work with refugees and displaced persons. It offers both basic legal information about international protection for refugees and practical guidance for...
It is the responsibility of states to protect their citizens. When governments are unwilling or unable to protect their citizens, individuals may suffer such serious violations of their rights...