Questioning the role of Facebook in maintaining Syrian social capital during the Syrian crisis by Reem Ramadan

“…The Syrian crisis is considered the ‘world’s single largest crisis for almost a quarter of a century that has the biggest refugee population from a single conflict in a generation’ (UN High Commissioner for Refugees, 2016). The rapid adoption of Facebook among Syrians questions whether it helps in maintaining the social capital of a war-torn nation and a dispersed Syrian population worldwide. …”
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MaRIS - Migration and Refugee Information Studies Research Project by Eeva-Liisa Eskola, Riitta Hämäläinen, Anne Ojanperä, Hilda Ruokolainen

“…According to the statistics of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR 2017) from 2015 there were 65.3 million forcibly displaced people around the world. …”
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Documentary Note: The Relationship between ICARA II and Refugee Aid and Development by D. Lance Clark, Barry N. Stein

“…One was a series of meet- ings on Refugee Aid and Development convened by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the other set of meetings was the two International Conferences on as- sistance to Refugees in Africa (ICARAI and ICARA II) convened by the United Nations (UN). …”
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Suppressing Atrocity Speech on Social Media by Emma Irving

“…In its August 2018 report on violence against Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar, the Fact Finding Mission of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights noted that “the role of social media [was] significant” in fueling the atrocities. …”
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Change and Challenge at UNHCR: A Retrospective of the Past Fifty Years by Jennifer Hyndman

“…The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is arguably the lead UN agency in complex humanitarian emergencies. …”
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Statement at UNHCR’s 2003 Executive Committee by Omar Ramadhan Mapuri

“…On September 29, 2003, at the 54th session of UNHCR’s Executive Committee, High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers convened a panel discussion entitled “Implemention of UNHCR 2004.” …”
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The UNHCR and world politics: State interest vs. Institutional autonomy by Loescher, G

“…This article situates the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) within the context of world politics. …”

Refugees: Challenges to protection by Goodwin-Gill, G

“…By the end of the year 2000, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will have been in existence for 50 years-which is probably some sort of record for an organization originally set up with just a three-year mandate. …”

Assessment of physical activity and its facilitators and barriers among Syrian refugees living in Amman City, Jordan: a cross-sectional study by Yasue Yoshino, Miho Sato, Ibraheem Abu-Siam, Nadine Khost, Sumihisa Honda, Ahmad T. Qarawi, Osama Gamal Hassan, Nguyen Tien Huy, Yasuhiko Kamiya

“…Participants were eligible for the study if they were Syrian refugees aged 18–64 years, living in Amman city, and were either registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, waiting for their registration, or had a service card issued by the Jordanian Ministry of Interior. …”
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Ten years of tracking mental health in refugee primary health care settings: an updated analysis of data from UNHCR’s Health Information System (2009–2018) by Shoshanna L. Fine, Jeremy C. Kane, Paul B. Spiegel, Wietse A. Tol, Peter Ventevogel

“…Abstract Background This study examines mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) service usage within refugee camp primary health care facilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by analyzing surveillance data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Health Information System (HIS). …”
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Quelques données sur la Zone d'Aru (Ituri, Zaïre) by Guissart, A.

“…A vast project of the High Commissioner for Refugees has highly contributed to the development of the Aru zone by trying and succeeding to provide an urgent aid and self-sufficiency to the refugees. …”
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International bureaucrats’ attitudes toward global climate adaptation by Lisa Dellmuth

“…The evidence comes from a survey among bureaucrats in three organizations that have engaged with adaptation to different extents: United Nations Environment, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the World Health Organization. …”
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Strengthening the Human Rights Treaty Body System (Summary) by A. Kh. Abashidze, A. E. Koneva

“…Special attention is given to the process initiated by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2009 and the report on its results prepared in June 2012 as well as the open-ended intergovernmental process launched in frames of the UN General Assembly in February 2012 and extended until the first half of February 2014. …”
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Sensor data to measure Hawthorne effects in cookstove evaluation by Andrew M. Simons, Theresa Beltramo, Garrick Blalock, David I. Levine

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Italijanski okupator v Loški dolini leta 1941 by Mirjam Dujo Jurjevčič

“…The Lož Valley inhabitants received two visits from the High Commissioner of the Province of Ljubljana, Emilio Grazioli: the first in July 1941, when he came on a friendly visit, and the second after the partisan attack on Lož. …”

End Coercion in Mental Health Services—Toward a System Based on Support Only by Martin Zinkler, Sebastian von Peter

“…Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), several UN bodies, among them the High Commissioner for Human Rights, have argued for a complete ban of all coercive interventions in mental health care. …”
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Acehnese Teachers Teaching English to Rohingya Refugees: Process and Cultural Barriers by Burhanuddin Yasin, Yunisrina Qismullah Yusuf, Mawar Junita

“…Rohingya people being sheltered in East Aceh, Indonesia, are taught English to prepare them for their future resettlement in Western countries; these countries are as determined by the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The Rohingya are taught English by local Acehnese mentors at UNHCR refugee camps. …”
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The Background and Causes of Refugee Problems in Afghanistan by Ummu Atiyah Ahmad Zakuan

“…The statistics of refugees from Afghanistan are gathered from various sources but mainly from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The statistics are presented from the 1970s until 2003. …”
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Raport de progres global privind indicatorii obiectivului 16 pentru dezvoltare durabilă: un apel la acțiune pentru pace, justiție și incluziune (UNODC, OHCHR, UNDP, 2023) by Adina – Maria Nikolić

“…The global progress report was produced by the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. It is the first report providing a comprehensive analysis of the progress made in achieving the targets outlined in Goal 16, for which there is sufficient data. …”
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Refugee Protection as Human Rights Protection: International Principles and Practice in India by Brian Gorlick, Sumbul Rimi Khan

“…The authors argue that international human rights law and practice have had a significant impact on the protection activities of the Ofice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) both in countries of asylum, countries of origin and in relation to the United Nations and other human rights actors. …”
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