United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with over 18,879 staff working in 138 countries.[1]
United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees
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| Abbreviation | UNHCR, HCR |
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| Formation | 14 December 1950; 72 years ago (1950-12-14) |
| Type | United Nations Programme |
| Legal status | Nonprofit |
| Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
Head | Filippo Grandi (High Commissioner for Refugees) |
Parent organization | United Nations General Assembly United Nations Economic and Social Council |
| Website | unhcr.org |
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