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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Contact: unhcr@munuc.org
Committee Group: Economic and Social Committees

Chair: Ms. Tanya Puri

Description:
A large, double-delegation committee, the UNHCR was established in 1950 to coordinate international responses to refugee crises. Past topics have included the refugee fallout from the War in Iraq, internally displaced people in Colombia, and Afghani refugees in Pakistan.

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Member States:
  • Algeria
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Bangladesh
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Cyprus
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Denmark
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Guinea
  • Holy See
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
  • Mexico
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Serbia
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Republic of Korea
  • Spain
  • Sudan
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Republic of Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • United States of America
  • Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
  • Yemen
  • Zambia