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U.N. High Commission on Refugees

The need for the U.N. High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) is inarguable. The numerous wars across the planet add to the grief of the natural disasters a living planet is already prone to. The basic philosophy of the United Nations is that while hurricanes and earthquakes cannot be prevented, war can. The greatest value of the UNHCR lay therefore in its efforts to prevent the additional wars that result from wars. Perhaps the greatest lesson learned from World War II is that it, and all that Adolf Hitler wrought, were caused by the inconclusive settlement of World War I. The hardship brought upon the German people fostered a resentment and desire for vengeance which could have been avoided. This national mood, though wrong, that made another war so attractive. The refugee who survives a war rarely stops at mere survival but goes on to seek restoration, redress, repayment, and revenge. If these hardships can be alleviated, then the survivors' attitude can be made more forgiving. If the refugees can be peacefully repatriated, then they can actually work for the benefit of their whole country, for themselves as well as those who wronged them.

The United Nations determined in 1949 to address the refugee problem. Compared to today, what problems refugees presented then would seem minor, but then they were considered severe. The problems and difficulties of refugees since have simply become worse every year. The United Nations created its High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) and then in December of 1950 included in the mandate that the UNHCR work with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) such as the Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies, CARE, Medecins sans frontieres, OXFAM, Caritas, Save the Children, the International Rescue Committee, and many other religious and secular aid programs. Many of these already were addressing the needs of refugees. Because of their preexisting knowledge, expertise, placement, and financing, the working re...

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