The United Nations high commissioner for refugees
- Author: United Nations
- Main Title: Promoting and Protecting Minority Rights , pp 67-71
- Publication Date: December 2012
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/f5abb3a9-en
- Language: English
Many of the world’s refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons and stateless persons are members of minority groups who have specific protection needs and often cannot rely on their own State for protection. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is mandated by the United Nations to lead and coordinate international action for the worldwide protection of refugees and to find durable solutions which protect them. The United Nations General Assembly has also requested UNHCR to work for the prevention and reduction of statelessness and the protection of stateless persons. In all its activities, UNHCR promotes an age-, gender- and diversity-sensitive approach and pays particular attention to groups with specific needs, seeking to promote the equal rights of disenfranchised groups, among others.
© United Nations
ISBN (PDF):
9789210562805
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/8d64ac7e-en
Related Subject(s):
Human Rights and Refugees
Sustainable Development Goals:
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