United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V)

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United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) is the 1950 resolution that established the mandate and foundational statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

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A/RES/428(V) 0 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations General Assembly resolution
international legal instrument
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptedIn New York City
adoptionDate 1950-12-14
aimedAt providing international protection to refugees
seeking permanent solutions for the problem of refugees
appliesTo refugees under the mandate of UNHCR
approved Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
category 1950 in international relations
United Nations General Assembly resolutions
surface form: United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning refugees
countryOfOrigin United Nations
createdMandateFor UNHCR
surface form: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
definesFunctionsOf UNHCR
surface form: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
definesRoleOf UNHCR
surface form: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
enteredIntoForce 1951-01-01
established UNHCR
surface form: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
followedBy subsequent United Nations General Assembly resolutions on UNHCR
hasAnnex Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalArea international human rights law
international refugee law
legalBasisFor mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
mandatedCooperationWith governments
intergovernmental organizations
non-governmental organizations
partOf United Nations General Assembly resolutions of the fifth session
providedFor appointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
reporting by the High Commissioner to the United Nations
publisher United Nations
recognizedNeedFor a specialized United Nations agency for refugees
relatedTo 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
surface form: Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
scope global
session 5th session of the United Nations General Assembly
setsTermOfOfficeFor UNHCR
surface form: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
subject United Nations humanitarian activities
international protection of refugees
refugees
timeContext post-Second World War refugee crisis
typeOfAct founding resolution
UNDocumentSymbol United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) self-linksurface differs
surface form: A/RES/428(V)

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United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) UNDocumentSymbol United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: A/RES/428(V)
Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees adoptedThrough United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V)