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About the UNHCR council
The United nations High commissioner for refugee was created in the year 1950
It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland
The primary purpose of the UNHCR is to safeguard the rights and the well-being
of the people of the country (Karlsen, 2016).
There are more than 9700 people in nearly 126 countries.
It has helped nearly 59 million refugees, returnees and the internally displaced and
the stateless people.
There are almost 89% of the staffs who are at the field.
There are various functions of the UNHCR like:
- Palestine of the refugee mandate
- Public awareness
- Co-operation within the United nations (Fozdar & Banki, 2017)
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They were also given the proper work rights by the government.
There are more than 870,000 refugees who resettled in Australia since the World
War II (Phillips, 2013).
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Reference list:
Fozdar, F., & Banki, S. (2017). Settling refugees in Australia: Achievements and
challenges. International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, 3(1), 43-66.
“https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Farida_Fozdar/publication/312013965_Settling_refuge
es_in_Australia_achievements_and_challenges/links/5a24ffe2a6fdcc8e86691536/Settling-
refugees-in-Australia-achievements-and-challenges.pdf”
McKay, F. H., Thomas, S. L., & Kneebone, S. (2012). ‘It would be okay if they came through
the proper channels’: Community perceptions and attitudes toward asylum seekers in
Australia. Journal of Refugee Studies, 25(1), 113-133.
“http://www.acrt.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Parliamentary-Library-Asylum-Seeker-Facts-
March-2015.pdf”
Newman, L., Proctor, N., & Dudley, M. (2013). Seeking asylum in Australia: immigration
detention, human rights and mental health care. Australasian Psychiatry, 21(4), 315-320.
“https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael_Dudley/publication/242333452_Seeking_asyl
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rights-and-mental-health-care.pdf”
Phillips, J. (2013). Asylum seekers and refugees: what are the facts?. Canberra: Department of
Parliamentary Services, Parliament of Australia.
“http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30056720/mckay-itwouldbeok-post-2012.pdf”