UNHCR

Today's date: Saturday, 9 October 2004




	High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers at a press conference in Geneva after he closed the 55th annual session of UNHCR's Executive Committee. © UNHCR/S.Hopper

	Top Story: Year of return and partnerships, but challenges remain, says Lubbers
	High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers has closed this year's Executive Committee session by lauding major voluntary repatriation operations while raising concerns about trends like restrictive asylum policies. The solution, he says, lies in burden-sharing and closer partnerships. Other stories: Congolese refugees waiting on DRC-Burundi border UNHCR intensifies voluntary return operation to Angola ahead of rains Don't let migration concerns skew refugee protection, urges Feller

2003 Global Refugee Trends
New: UNHCR's comprehensive yearly statistical review of refugee, asylum, return and internal displacement totals and trends. Read it here

Gallery of Prominent Refugees
Featuring refugees or former refugees who have achieved special status within a community because of their achievements, or because they have overcome hardship to build a new life.

BBC Migrant World
High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie give their views on the refugee situation in this special report by the British Broadcasting Corporation (all links external).

· Web Videos
· Photo Galleries
Plug in to refugee experiences through photo galleries, web videos and downloadable screensavers for your PC.

The High Commissioner
Find out more about High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers and what he has to say. Includes his profile and speeches, as well as statements by previous High Commissioners.

The 1951 Refugee Convention
The Geneva Refugee Convention is more than 50 years old. It has been instrumental in helping an estimated 50 million people restart their lives, but today is surrounded by controversy.


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What's New on UNHCR?

2004 ExCom meeting
UNHCR's Executive Committee will meet in Geneva from 4 to 8 October 2004 to review and approve the agency's programmes and budgets and to advise on protection matters.

· Chad/Darfur
· Iraq
· Afghanistan
Updates on news, funding and logistics, plus regional overviews, maps and background information.

Refugees Magazine

Latest issue (September 2004) No. 136 "Sudan: Crisis in Darfur"

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors
Angelina Jolie, Barbara Hendricks, Giorgio Armani, Julien Clerc, Adel Imam – Find out more about the work of our Goodwill Ambassadors.

Handbook for Repatriation and Reintegration Activities
A practical guide for UNHCR and partner staff (published May 2004, pdf, 1Mb)

Refugees and HIV/AIDS
The provision of HIV/AIDS protection, prevention, care and treatment, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation programmes to refugees in a multisectoral and integrated manner.

Global Report 2003
UNHCR's annual review of the achievements and impact of its programmes worldwide during the previous year.

Global Consultations
UNHCR's Global Consultations process moves forward on an Agenda for Protection.

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