It is an award richly deserved. the Commissioners work on refugees has established an outstanding record in dealing with the massive problems of huge numbers of refugees in diverse parts of the world. Somalia. Sudan. Zaire. Indochina. Pakistan. Central America. In all of these areas. the UNHCR provides relief. protection and resettlement for hundreds of thousands. Its objectives are to reduce immediate shortterm suffering. to restore selfsufficiency and to provide vital protection. especially to those seeking asylum. It works with governments and private voluntary agencies to accomplish its goals. It must be noted that in too many instances UNHCR must attempt to cope with populations victimized by atrocitiesCommunist wars and aggressionspromoted by the Soviets. such as those in Somalia.
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