New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 5d
Paragraph- Original document
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Paragraph text
[At the outset of a large movement of refugees, receiving States, bearing in mind their national capacities and international legal obligations, in cooperation, as appropriate, with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, international organizations and other partners and with the support of other States as requested, in conformity with international obligations, would:] Register individually and document those seeking protection as refugees, including in the first country where they seek asylum, as quickly as possible upon their arrival. To achieve this, assistance may be needed, in areas such as biometric technology and other technical and financial support, to be coordinated by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees with relevant actors and partners, where necessary;
- Document legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document means of adoption
- Consensus
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Document year
- 2016
- Paragraph type
- Annex
- Paragraph info
- Annex I
- Paragraph number
- 5d