Protection by Action

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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was set up in 1951 with the main function of providing protection for refugees. This mandate corresponded to the task immediately confronting it, that of solving the refugee problem affecting Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War.

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Protection by Action author: Jean-Pierre Hocké

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ICRC action in aid of refugees author: Françoise Krill

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Protection and assistance for refugees in armed conflicts and internal disturbances: Reflections on the Mandates of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the Office of the United N... author: Vitit Muntarbhorn

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Thoughts on the relationship between International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law, their promotion and dissemination author: Jovića Patrnogic

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The Red Cross in the USSR and the World: History and Prospects author: Dmitry D. Venedictov

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A new Directorate for the ICRC author:

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Official visits to the ICRC author:

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Death of Mr. V. H. Umbricht, honorary member of the ICRC author:

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Death of Professor D. Frei member of the ICRC author:

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Africa—Asia—Latin America—Middle East author:

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Message from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to the Third Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on disarmament author: Ahmad Abu-Goura, Cornelio Sommaruga, Mario Villarroel

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125th Anniversary of the Movement: Scientific Symposium on the Precursors of the Red Cross author:

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