General Conclusion On International Protection 1992, para. (i)

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Expresses appreciation for the progress report on the implementation of the Guidelines on the Protection of Refugee Women (EC/SCP/74), notes with great concern the precarious situation of many refugee women, whose physical safety is often endangered and who often do not have equal access to basic necessities including adequate health and educational facilities, and calls upon all States, UNHCR and other concerned parties to ensure implementation of the Guidelines, particularly through measures aimed at eliminating all forms of sexual exploitation of and violence against refugee women, protecting women heads of household, and promoting their active participation and involvement in decisions affecting their lives and communities;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Document type
ExCom Conclusion
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Humanitarian
  • Movement
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Persons on the move
  • Women
Year
1992
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
ExCom Conclusion No. 68, General Conclusion On International Protection (1992), OP (i).
Paragraph info
OP
Paragraph number
(i)