3.
Acknowledges the important contributions of asylum countries and countries hosting and
providing protection to large numbers of refugees, in particular, developing countries with limited
resources that continue to do so in protracted situations consistent with international law, including
international refugee law, and established principles and standards;
4.
Notes that well-functioning asylum systems and international protection systems as a whole
depend on efficient and expeditious return in safety and dignity to countries of origin of persons found not
to be in need of international protection, recalls the obligations of States to receive back their own
nationals, and calls for strengthened international support and cooperation to this end;
5.
Encourages States to channel flexible or unearmarked funds in a timely and predictable
manner that will enable UNHCR to achieve its mandate on protection and solutions while responding to
humanitarian situations;
6.
Recalls the voluntary character of refugee repatriation and the right of refugees to return to
their own countries, and recognizes in the context of voluntary repatriation, the importance of resolute
efforts in the country of origin, including rehabilitation and development assistance to foster the
voluntary, safe, and dignified return and sustainable reintegration of refugees, and to ensure the
restoration of national protection;
7.
Recalls that voluntary repatriation should not necessarily be conditioned on the
accomplishment of political solutions in the country of origin, in order not to impede the exercise of the
right of refugees to return to their own countries;
8.
Calls upon States and all other relevant actors to commit themselves, in the spirit of
international solidarity and burden-sharing, to comprehensive, multilateral and multi-sectoral
collaboration and action, in addressing the root causes of protracted refugee situations, in ensuring that
people are not compelled to flee their countries of origin in the first place, to find safety elsewhere, and in
resolving the protracted refugee situations which persist, in full respect for the rights of affected persons;
9.
Encourages the international community to cooperate to mobilise adequate and sustained
support to enable the sustainable reintegration of refugees following their voluntary return, in particular
through strategies with the enhanced involvement of development actors working in cooperation with
UNHCR and other humanitarian actors and concerned States, and with appropriate links between
humanitarian and development activities;
10.
Welcomes and encourages further expansion and strategic use of resettlement as an
important instrument of protection and of responsibility- and burden-sharing at a global level, in
particular from countries hosting large refugee populations, including through the engagement of a wider
range of resettlement countries and other stakeholders, notably civil society including refugee sponsoring
organizations;
11.
Calls for States to consider creating, expanding or facilitating access to complementary and
sustainable pathways to protection and solutions for refugees, in cooperation with relevant partners,
including the private sector, where appropriate, including through humanitarian admission or transfer,
family reunification, skilled migration, labour mobility schemes, scholarships, and education mobility
schemes;
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Encourages, with a view to protecting refugees and other persons of concern and achieving
solutions, supporting host communities and strengthening linkages among stakeholders and between
humanitarian and development action, through comprehensive, multi-year, multi-partner strategies,
planning and programming, supported by predictable financial assistance;
13.
Notes the significant gap between the needs of refugees and the available resources,
encourages support from a broader range of donors and measures to make humanitarian financing more
flexible and predictable, welcomes the increasing engagement of the World Bank and multilateral
development banks and improvements in access to concessional development financing for affected