Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Document source:

UN General Assembly
Date:
14 December 1950

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Title

Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Document source

UN General Assembly

Date

14 December 1950

Document number

A/RES/428(V)

Document type

Constituent Instruments

Additional document information

Fifth Session

Collection

Legal Instruments

Keywords

International protection

Persons of concern to UNHCR

Protected persons

Asylum-seekers

Internally displaced persons (IDPs)

Refugees

Returnees

Comments:

Adopted at the 325th plenary meeting, 14 Dec. 1950. "Annex: Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees". In: Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly during its 5th session, Volume I, 19 September-15 December 1950. - A/1775. - 1951. - p. 46-48. - (GAOR, 5th sess., Suppl. no. 20).

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