Identity area
Reference code
ZA COM MR-AAO-336
Title
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date(s)
- 1950 - present (Accumulation)
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Collection
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
The UNHCR is the UN agency for the protection and care of refugees. It started to operate in 1950, based on the Geneva Refugee Convention. Besides playing a role in improving the status of refugees through international agreements and measures at national level, it also works at a practical level. It supported various anti-apartheid liberation movements.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Note
Contact details
+41 22 739 8111
+41 22 739 7377
www.unhcr.org
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
CH-1211 Genève 2 Dépôt
Suisse
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
PO Box 2500
Geneva
Switzerland
+41 22 739 8111
+41 22 739 7377
www.unhcr.org
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
CH-1211 Genève 2 Dépôt
Suisse
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
PO Box 2500
Geneva
Switzerland
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Place access points
- Europe » Switzerland » Geneva