United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
address — Case postale 2500, Depot, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
telephone — [41] (22) 739 81 11
FAX — [41] (22) 731 95 46
established — 3 December 1949
effective — 1 January 1951
aim — to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
members — (47) Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, Spain,
Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey,
Uganda, UK, US, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire
United Nations Operation in Mozambique (UNOMOZ)
note — supposed to shut down 31 January 1995