United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Senegal)

UNHCR is mandated by the United Nations to lead and coordinate international action for the worldwide protectionof refugees and the resolution of refugee problems.UNHCR’s primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. In its efforts to achieve this objective,UNHCR strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State,and to return home voluntarily. By assisting refugees to return to their own country or to settle permanently in anothercountry, UNHCR also seeks lasting solutions to their plight.