UN Agency for Refugees's Page

Name of Organization, Institution, Company, or School:

UNHCR

Focus of Study/axe de l'étude/foco de estudio

The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country. It also has a mandate to help stateless people.
In more than six decades, the agency has helped tens of millions of people restart their lives. Today, a staff of some 7,685 people in more than 125 countries continues to help some 33.9 million persons.

What languages do you speak?

English, Spanish, French

URL?

http://www.acnur.org, www.unhcr.org

What did you film on 12.12.12?

Real life stories of displaced persons and refugees who have been forced to leave their homes due to the armed conflict and violence.