United Nations
- From
- 1950
- Alternative Names
- UNHCR
- Url
- http://www.unhcr.org
- Location
- Case Postale 2500
CH-1211 Genève 2 Dépôt
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 739 8111 - Summary
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the UNHCR, "was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide."
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Published Resources
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- HIV and Infant Feeding: Framework for Priority Action, (NLM classification: WC 503.3), WHO - World Health Organization, Geneva, 2003, 6 pp. (Also available at http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2003/9241590777_eng.pdf) [ Details... ]
- Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People, HIV Interventions in the Health Sector for Young People, Guidance Brief, United Nations Population Fund, HIV/AIDS Branch, New York, n/d, 8 pp. (Also available at http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/pdfs iatt_hivandyoungpeople_health.pdf) [ Details... ]
- Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People, HIV Interventions for Young People in the Workplace, Guidance Brief, United Nations Population Fund, HIV/AIDS Branch, New York, n/d, 8 pp. (Also available at http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/pdfs iatt_hivandyoungpeople_workplace.pdf) [ Details... ]
- Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People, HIV Interventions for Young People in the Education Sector, Guidance Brief, United Nations Population Fund, HIV/AIDS Branch, New York, n/d, 8 pp. (Also available at http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/pdfs iatt_hivandyoungpeople_education.pdf) [ Details... ]
- Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People, Community-based HIV Interventions for Young People, Guidance Brief, United Nations Population Fund, HIV/AIDS Branch, New York, n/d, 8 pp. (Also available at http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/pdfs iatt_hivandyoungpeople_community.pdf) [ Details... ]
- Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People, HIV Interventions for Young People in Humanitarian Emergencies, Guidance Brief, United Nations Population Fund, HIV/AIDS Branch, New York, n/d, 8 pp. (Also available at http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/pdfs iatt_hivandyoungpeople_emergencies.pdf) [ Details... ]
- Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People, Overview of HIV Interventions for Young People, Guidance Brief, United Nations Population Fund, HIV/AIDS Branch, New York, n/d, 8 pp. (Also available at http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/pdfs iatt_hivandyoungpeople_overview.pdf) [ Details... ]
- Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People, HIV Interventions for Most-at-Risk Young People, Guidance Brief, United Nations Population Fund, HIV/AIDS Branch, New York, n/d, 8 pp. (Also available at http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/pdfs iatt_hivandyoungpeople_mostatrisk.pdf) [ Details... ]
- Lhotska, Lida and Marie McGrath, Guidance on Infant Feeding and HIV in the Context of Refugees and Displaced Populations, UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, April 2008, 20 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]
- The World Bank, HIV/AIDS, Nutrition, and Food Security: What We Can Do - A Synthesis of International Guidance, The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank, Washington, DC, 2007, 83 pp. (Also available at http://siteresources.worldbank.org/NUTRITION/Resources/281846-1100008431337 HIVAIDSNutritionFoodSecuritylowres.pdf) [ Details... ]
- UNAIDS - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and UNHCR - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNAIDS Policy Brief: HIV and Refugees, UNAIDS, January 2007, 4 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]
- UNAIDS Inter Agency Task Team on Education, Education Sector Global HIV & AIDS Readiness Survey 2004: Policy Implications for Education & Development, ED-2006/WS/12, UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, 2006, 66 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]
- UNDP India; UNESCO; ILO; World Bank; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; UNAIDS; UNICEF; World Health Organization Country Office for India; UNFPA; UNIFEM; UNHCR and World Food Programme, Joint UN Support Plan for HIV and AIDS India 2007-2011, n/d, 73 pp. (Also available at http://www.unaids.org.in/new Publications_JointUNSupportPlanForHIVAndAIDSIndia2007-2011.pdf) [ Details... ]
- UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Educational Responses to HIV and AIDS for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: Discussion Paper for Decision-Makers, Composed and Printed by UNESCO ED-2007/WS/1 REV - CLD 31149, UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, January 2007, 33 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]
- UNHCR - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Public Health and HIV Section's Guiding Principles and Strategic Plans for HIV and AIDS, Malaria Control, Nutrition and Food Security, Reproductive Health, Water and Sanitation 2008-2012, UNHCR, n/d, 136 pp. (Also available at http://www.unhcr.org/4889a2372.pdf) [ Details... ]
- UNHCR - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Antiretroviral Medication Policy for Refugees, UNHCR, January 2007, 16 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]
- UNHCR - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 10 Key Points on HIV/AIDS and the Protection of Refugees, IDPs and Other Persons of Concern, n/d, 1 pp. (Also available at http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/hiv/docs/summary_hiv.pdf) [ Details... ]
- UNHCR - The United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees, Note on HIV/AIDS and the Protection of Refugees, IDPs and Other Persons of Concern, n/d, 15 pp. (Also available at http://www.unhcr.org/publ/PUBL/444e20892.pdf) [ Details... ]
- UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, HIV/AIDS and Refugees: UNHCR's Strategic Plan 2002-2004, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 1 Jan 2004, 26 pp. (Also available at http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/LHON-679DWG/$FILE HIV-AIDS_Strategic_Plan_UNHCR_Jan_2004.pdf?OpenElement) [ Details... ]
- UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Behavioral Surveillance Survey Among Refugees and Surrounding Host Community: Jhapa and Morang Districts, Nepal, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, November 2005, 140 pp. (Also available at http://www.unhcr.org/protect/PROTECTION/4590eff72.pdf) [ Details... ]
- UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Refugees, HIV and AIDS: UNHCR's Strategic Plan 2005-2007, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, n/d, 36 pp. (Also available at http://www.unhcr.org/publ/PUBL/42f31d492.pdf) [ Details... ]
- UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, WHO - World Health Organization and UNAIDS - the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Policy Statement on HIV Testing and Counselling in Health Facilities for Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and other Persons of Concern to UNHCR, UNHCR, 2009, 21 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]
Sources used to compile this entry: UNHCR.
Prepared by: Susan Chong
Created: 29 July 2004, Last modified: 12 February 2007