Provides information on the activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), mandated since 1950 to lead and coordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. UNHCR works to uphold the right to asylum, safe refuge, and voluntary return or resettlement. The web site enables users to conduct a keyword search of the database of UNHCR documents that analyze refugee problems and crisis spots around the world. Users can access statistics and archival information as well as reports about current research activities of UNHCR, summaries of UNHCR Executive Committee meetings, and United Nations’ resolutions pertaining to UNHCR. Asylum officers can access practical information relevant to the status-determination process. The web site also provides news reports on refugee situations and efforts under way to protect refugees and asylum seekers; information about donors and partners; links to relevant publications as well as Refugees Magazine; details about UNHCR’s strategies and programs for the current year; maps, trends, and similar data useful for decision- and policy-making; news of special events being held in support of UNHCR programs and goals; details about UNHCR’s structure as well as career opportunities available; and a gallery of photographs.
