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- UNHCR -

THE UN REFUGEE AGENCY           The General Assembly established the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on 14 December 1950.  The UNHCR mandate is to lead and coordinate international action for the world-wide protection of refugees and the resolution of refugee problems.         Basic Facts How you can Help Protecting the World's Vulnerable People

KEY un system OFFICES

OFFICES	PROGRAMMES
UN MAIN BODIES ABOUT THE UN	GA - GENERAL ASSEMBLY MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS - Gender Equality and UN Millennium Development Goals UN REFORM
SUB-TOPIC	LINKS
CHILDREN & ARMED CONFLICT HOME PAGE	SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT "to promote the protection, rights and welfare of children: Preventively before conflict erupts, in the Midst of conflict, and in Post-conflict situations" Child Protection Advisors Displaced Children THE WORLD BANK Children Affected by War and Violence
EMERGENCIES PROTECTION OF CIVILIAN POPULATIONS	OCHA - OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT Forced Displacement UNICEF - UN CHILDREN'S FUND UNICEF OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PROGRAMMES UNICEF and Emergencies Humanitarian Issues - UNICEF's special concerns in Emergencies
DISASTER REDUCTION HOME PAGE	ISDR- INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION Inter-agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction Early Warning UNDP - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME CRISIS PREVENTION AND RECOVERY Natural Disaster Reduction
HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS OCHA	OCHA - UN OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS ReliefWeb- Serving the information needs of the humanitarian community
HUNGER & FAMINE HOME PAGE	INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT - IFAD Belgian Survival Fund Joint Programme WFP - WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME Disaster to Development- How the WFP Fights Hunger - includes responses to refugees crises
PALESTINIAN REFUGEES HOME PAGE	UNRWA - UN RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST Overview Myths & Facts About UNRWA and Refugees Programmes - - Relief and social services, health, education and micro-finance/micro-enterprise MAPS UNRWA's area of operations Refugee Camp Profiles- - Includes statistics