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Conclusion on civil registration 2013, para. 4
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- Recognizing that civil registration systems, which record births, deaths, cause of death, and marriage, provide substantial information for policy and humanitarian planning,
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- ExCom Conclusion
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- 2013
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1994, para. (k)
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- Notes that a large number of those persons in need of international protection have been forced to flee or to remain outside their countries of origin as a result of danger to their life or freedom owing to situations of conflict;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- ExCom Conclusion
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- Humanitarian
- Movement
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- 1994
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Temporary Refuge 1980, para. (h)
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- Decided to request the High Commissioner to convene as soon as possible a representative group of experts to examine temporary refuge in all its aspects within the framework of the problems raised by large- scale influx and to provide the group with all possible assistance.
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- 1980
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Conclusion On Women And Girls At Risk 2006, para. (n) iii
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- [Ensuring early identification and immediate response involves partnerships and actions to:] determine the best interests of girls at risk, provide alternative accommodation, physical protection and interim foster care as required, as well as initiate family tracing and ensure family unity wherever possible and in their best interests; and
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Girls
- Women
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- 2006
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Conclusion On Women And Girls At Risk 2006, para. (g)
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- Responding more effectively to protection problems faced by women and girls at risk requires a holistic approach that combines preventive strategies and individual responses and solutions. It involves collaboration between, and the involvement of, all relevant actors, including men and boys, to enhance understanding and promote respect for women's and girls' rights.
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- ExCom Conclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Girls
- Men
- Women
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- 2006
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Return of Persons found not to be in need of International Protection 2003, para. (j) ii
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- [Recommends, depending on the situation, that UNHCR complement the efforts of States in the return of persons found not to be in need of international protection by:] Taking clear public positions on the acceptability of return of persons found not to be in need of international protection,
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2003
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2003, para. (v)
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- Encourages States to co-operate with UNHCR on methods to resolve cases of statelessness and to consider the possibility of providing resettlement places where a stateless person's situation cannot be resolved in the present host country or other country of former habitual residence, and remains precarious;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Year
- 2003
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Safety of UNHCR Staff and Other Humanitarian Personnel 1997, para. (a)
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- Strongly condemns any acts which obstruct or prevent the staff of UNHCR and its implementing partners, as well as other humanitarian personnel, from discharging their humanitarian functions, or which entail their being subjected to threats, use of force, and physical attack frequently resulting in injury or death;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Year
- 1997
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Return of Persons found not to be in need of International Protection 2003, para. (g)
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- Recalls further that Annex 9 to the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation requires that States, when requested to provide travel documents to facilitate the return of one of its nationals, respond within a reasonable period of time, and not more than 30 days after such a request is made, either by issuing a travel document or by satisfying the requesting State that the person concerned is not one of its nationals;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Year
- 2003
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Return of Persons found not to be in need of International Protection 2003, para. (e) ii
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- [Calls on States to cooperate regarding the efficient and expeditious return of persons found not to be in need of international protection, to their countries of origin, other countries of nationality or countries with an obligation to receive them back, notably by:] finding practical solutions for the issuance of appropriate documentation to persons who are not or no longer in possession of a genuine travel document;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Year
- 2003
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Return of Persons found not to be in need of International Protection 2003, para. (j) iii
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- [Recommends, depending on the situation, that UNHCR complement the efforts of States in the return of persons found not to be in need of international protection by:] Continuing its dialogue with States to review their citizenship legislation, particularly if it allows renunciation of nationality without at the same time ensuring that the person in question has acquired another nationality and could be used to stop or delay the return of a person to a country of nationality;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Year
- 2003
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1997, para. (s)
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- Reaffirms the right of all persons to return to their countries, and the responsibility of States to facilitate the return and reintegration of their nationals; recommends to States that strategies for facilitating the return, in safety and dignity, of persons not in need of international protection be examined within a framework of international cooperation; and encourages UNHCR to continue, in cooperation with other appropriate international organizations, to look into ways in which the return process of individuals, determined through fair and effective procedures not to be in need of international protection, can be facilitated, and to inform the Standing Committee;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Year
- 1997
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Temporary Refuge 1980, para. (e)
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- Stressed the exceptional character of temporary refuge and the essential need for persons to whom temporary refuge has been granted to enjoy basic humanitarian standards of treatment;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Year
- 1980
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Establishment of Sub-Committee and General 1975, para. (g)
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- Welcomed the High Commissioner's continuing efforts to survey individual cases with a view to identifying major protection problems and recommended that Governments should contribute to achieving rapid solutions to such problems;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1975
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Establishment of Sub-Committee and General 1975, para. (a)
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- Expressed appreciation to the High Commissioner for the way he was discharging his duties in this especially important and particularly difficult field and fully shared his concern at the numerous and flagrant violations of the human rights of refugees;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 1975
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Establishment of Sub-Committee and General 1975, para. (f)
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- Emphasized that, in keeping with the fundamental principles of family unity, members of refugee families should be given every opportunity to be reunited by being allowed to leave their country of origin;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 1975
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Establishment of Sub-Committee and General 1975, para. (e)
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- Recommended that the views of the Committee in (d) above be conveyed to the General Assembly of the United Nations;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1975
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Problem of Extradition Affecting Refugees 1980, para. (a)
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- Considered that cases in which the extradition of a refugee or of a person who may qualify as a refugee is requested may give rise to special problems;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 1980
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Problem of Extradition Affecting Refugees 1980, para. (e)
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- Expressed the hope that due regard be had to the principle of non-refoulement in the application of existing treaties relating to extradition;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 1980
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2008, para. (p)
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- Encourages UNHCR to continue its efforts in collaboration with resettlement countries to promote the use of resettlement strategically;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2008
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Refugee Women 1988, para. 10
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- Encouraged the High Commissioner to develop training modules to be offered to UNHCR staff and implementing partners to increase their awareness of the specific needs of refugee women and practical means of addressing these needs;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 1988
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Conclusion on Protracted Refugee Situations 2009, para. 19
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- Further noting that States' domestic laws could offer more protection and assistance, as appropriate, than outlined in the 1951 Convention,
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2009
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1991, para. (v)
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- Calls upon the High Commissioner to continue to contribute, as appropriate, to the deliberations of international human rights bodies.
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1991
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2003, para. (y)
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- Calls on UNHCR to continue to provide technical and advisory services concerning statelessness to all interested States and partners.
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2003
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Registration of Refugees and Asylum-seekers 2001, para. 2
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- Noting also that the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees in article 27, calls on States Parties to issue identity papers to refugees;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2001
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Refugee Women 1988, para. 1
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- Expressed appreciation for the Note on Refugee Women (A/AC.96/XXXIX/CRP.1), particularly its emphasis on the interdependence of the problems and special needs of refugee women in regard to assistance, protection and durable solutions;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 1988
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Note on International Protection 1990, para. 6
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- Appreciating the comprehensive approach taken in the High Commissioner's Note on International Protection in presenting some considerations for developing refugee strategies;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 1990
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Note on International Protection 1990, para. 3
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- Convinced that those humanitarian and human rights principles at the base of international concern for and protection of, refugees are as relevant today as they were in 1951;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 1990
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Asylum 1977, para. (e)
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- Called on Governments to co-operate, in a spirit of international solidarity, with the High Commissioner in the performance of his functions-especially with respect to asylum-in accordance with General Assembly Resolution 428(V) of 14 December 1950.
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 1977
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Conclusion on Protracted Refugee Situations 2009, para. 5
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- Recognizing that priorities for responding to protracted refugee situations are different from those for responding to emergency situations,
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2009
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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