Article: U.S. CONTRIBUTES $138 MILLION TO UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

Article: US donates 4.3 mn dollars to UNHCR for IDPs.
PPI - Pakistan Press International;  December 23, 2008 ;     350 words ......a press release of UNHCR issued here on Friday. The US contribution is a response to the...September 2008. The UNHCR received the US contribution in Geneva from the...of the largest cash contributions that UNHCR has received so far...

Article: Diplomatic (Japan joins hands with UNHCR to assist internal displaced).
PPI - Pakistan Press International;  October 3, 2008 ;     103 words ......Japan has decided to make a contribution of US$ 4,066,878 as a grant...Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for the execution of its...Displaced People in Pakistan. The contribution of the government of Japan...shelter, transportation and UNHCR s support costs. This contribution of Japan was ...

Article: UNHCR urged to probe SA body's 'failure to aid refugees'.(News)
Cape Times (South Africa);  October 14, 2008 ;     440 words ......Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to launch a commission of inquiry into...fired off a formal complaint about the UNHCR's Pretoria office to the organisation's...South African civil society groups claim UNHCR intervention since the xenophobic violence...

Article: Assembly President`s remarks at pledging meeting for UNHCR.
M2 Presswire;  November 13, 2000 ;     533 words ......of voluntary contributions to the Office...for Refugees (UNHCR): It gives me...of Voluntary Contributions to the Office...fulfilment of UNHCR`s important mandate...concern to the UNHCR. The contributions that you will...

Article: Problems of Protection: the UNHCR, Refugees and Human Rights.(Book Review)
Refuge;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Problems of Protection: The UNHCR, Refugees and Human Rights Niklaus Steiner...of gold. However, in the case of the UNHCR and the 1951 Convention, the gift of...this sort, Problems of Protection: The UNHCR, Refugees and Human Rights, edited by...

Article: 1st LD Writethru: Kidnapped UNHCR Somali staff reunites with family
Xinhua News Agency;  August 29, 2008 ;     478 words ...1st LD Writethru: Kidnapped UNHCR Somali staff reunites with family NAIROBI...the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in the Somali capital of Mogadishu...see all my friends and colleagues of UNHCR, and I am looking forward to being reunited...

Article: USA for UNHCR Praises Bush Administration's Commitment Of Humanitarian Aid for Afghan Refugees.
PR Newswire;  October 4, 2001 ;     414 words ......United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (USA for UNHCR), a charity based in Washington, DC, today praised President...said John W. Leslie, Chairman of the Board of USA for UNHCR. More than 1.5 million refugees are expected to amass...refugees already living in camps in Pakistan and Iran. The UNHCR ...

Article: Persistent irregularities in UNHCR financial management scrutinized in Fifth Committee; UN Controller warns that inflation, exchange rate fluctuations could increase 2002-2003 budget to $2.7 billion -- Part 2 of 2.
M2 Presswire;  October 23, 2001 ;     700+ words ......however, the Board attempted to obtain audit assurance from UNHCR's own internal control systems, such as sub-monitoring...reflected in the Board's present audit opinion. She said the UNHCR had secured independent audit certificates to cover some...some countries visited by the Board, it found that the ...

Article: UNHCR: Sudden increase of returnees from Iran due to pressure
Xinhua News Agency;  August 11, 2002 ;     624 words ...UNHCR: Sudden increase of returnees from Iran due to pressure KABUL, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR) Sunday expressed its shock at the sudden increase in the...result of "induced" pressure by the Iranian authorities. "UNHCR office in Mashad warned this morning that 3,000 ...

Article: UN: International community pledges $195 million for UN UNHCR 2000 needs, projected at $933 million.
M2 Presswire;  November 19, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to the Office of the United...Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). He said that UNHCR depended almost entirely on voluntary contributions, and that the support of...John Horekens, Director of UNHCR's Division of Communication...solutions. For the year ...

Article: UNHCR TO RETURN TO ACEH FOR FURTHER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.
ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia);  June 27, 2005 ;     177 words ......for Aceh and Nias (BRR) Kuntoro Mangkusubroto and the UNHCR representative have signed a memorandum of understanding...regions, Widjajanto, BRR spokesman said here on Sunday. UNHCR has joined a humanitarian mission for three months in...its emergency mission April 2005. He further said that UNHCR would ...

Article: UNHCR calls for donations to fulfill its commitments
Xinhua News Agency;  October 23, 2002 ;     282 words ......said to get through the remaining months of this year, UNHCR still needs 80 million US dollars to maintain the minimum...annual program budget. At the beginning of the year, UNHCR needed to raise 802 million dollars for its 2002 program...High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers. "Amid growing needs, UNHCR is ...

Article: The UNHCR and World Politics: A Perilous Path
The International Migration Review;  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...The UNHCR and World Politics: A Perilous Path. By Gil...United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) over fifty years, but does so by setting...time. The book also assesses the impact of UNHCR on the lives of refugees. Since UNHCR is...

Article: UK GOVERNMENT: Home Office acts on request from UNHCR to receive refugees from Kosovo.
M2 Presswire;  April 21, 1999 ;     646 words ......GOVERNMENT: Home Office acts on request from UNHCR to receive refugees from Kosovo (C)1994-...Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is to care for refugees in the region...to respond positively to requests from UNHCR to take displaced persons from Kosovo on...