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Conclusion on mental health and psychosocial support
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2022
Document
CONCLUSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION AND DURABLE SOLUTIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2021
Document
Conclusion on machine-readable travel documents for refugees and stateless persons
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2017
Document
Conclusion on youth
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2016
Document
Conclusion on international cooperation from a protection and solutions perspective
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2016
Document
Conclusion on civil registration
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2013
Document
Conclusion on refugees with disabilities and other persons with disabilities protected and assisted by UNHCR
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2010
Document
Conclusion on Protracted Refugee Situations
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2009
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2008
Document
Conclusion On Children At Risk
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2007
Document
Conclusion On Women And Girls At Risk
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2006
Document
Conclusion On Identification, Prevention And Reduction Of Statelessness And Protection Of Stateless Persons
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2006
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2005
Document
Conclusion On Local Integration
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2005
Document
Conclusions On The Provision On International Protection Including Through Complementary Forms Of Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2005
Document
International Cooperation and Burden and Responsibility Sharing in Mass-Influx Situations
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2004
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2004
Document
Legal Safety Issues in the Context of Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2004
Document
Protection Safeguards in Interception Measures
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2003
Document
Protection from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2003
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2003
Document
Return of Persons found not to be in need of International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2003
Document
Reception of Asylum-Seekers in the Context of Individual Asylum Systems
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2002
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2002
Document
Civilian and Humanitarian Character of Asylum
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2002
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2001
Document
Registration of Refugees and Asylum-seekers
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2001
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 2000
Document
Protection of the Refugee's Family
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1999
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1999
Document
Decisions on Informal Consultations on Protection Issues
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1998
Document
Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1998
Document
Safety of UNHCR Staff and Other Humanitarian Personnel
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1997
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1997
Document
Safeguarding Asylum
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1997
Document
Refugee Children and Adolescents
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1997
Document
Comprehensive and Regional approaches within a Protection framework
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1996
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1996
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1995
Document
Prevention and Reduction of Statelessness and Protection of Stateless Persons
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1995
Document
Internally Displaced Persons
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1994
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1994
Document
Recommendations of the UNHCR/OAU Commemorative Symposium on Refugees and Forced Population Displacements in Africa
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1994
Document
Refugee Protection and Sexual Violence
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1993
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1993
Document
Personal Security of Refugees
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1993
Document
Decision on Inter-sessional Meetings
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1992
Document
Cessation of Status
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1992
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1992
Document
Report of the Working Group on Solutions and Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1991
Document
Resettlement as an Instrument of Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1991
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1991
Document
Note on International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1990
Document
Refugee Women and International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1990
Document
Solutions and Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1990
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1990
Document
Refugee Children
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1989
Document
Durable solutions and Refugee Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1989
Document
Problem of Refugees and Asylum-Seekers who move in an irregular manner from a country in which they had already found Protection they had already found Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1989
Document
Refugee Women
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1989
Document
Implementation of the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the status of refugees
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1989
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1989
Document
Refugee Women
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1988
Document
International Solidarity and Refugee Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1988
Document
Promotion and Dissemination of Refugee Law
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1988
Document
Stowaway Asylum-Seekers
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1988
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1988
Document
Military or Armed Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1987
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1987
Document
Travel Documents for Refugees
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1987
Document
Refugee Children
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1987
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1986
Document
Accession to International Instruments and their Implementation
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1986
Document
Detention of Refugees and Asylum-Seekers
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1986
Document
Military and Armed Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1986
Document
Geneva Declaration on the 1951 United Nations Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1986
Document
Central American Refugees and the Cartagena Declaration
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1985
Document
Refugee Women and International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1985
Document
Rescue of Asylum-Seekers in Distress at Sea
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1985
Document
Voluntary Repatriation
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1985
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1985
Document
Identity Documents for Refugees
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1984
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1984
Document
Problems related to the Rescue of Asylum-Seekers in Distress at Sea
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1984
Document
Military Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements in Southern Africa and Elsewhere
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1983
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1983
Document
Rescue of Asylum-Seekers in Distress at Sea
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1983
Document
The problem of manifestly unfounded or abusive applications for refugee status or asylum
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1983
Document
Report of the Working Group on Problems related to the rescue of asylum-seekers in distress at sea
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1982
Document
Military attacks on refugee camps and settlements in Southern Africa and Elsewhere
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1982
Document
Follow-up on earlier Conclusion of the Sub-Committee of the Whole on International protection on the determination of refugee status, inter alia, with reference to the role of UNHCR in national refugee status determination procedure
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1982
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1982
Document
Family Reunification
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1981
Document
Protection of Asylum-Seekers in situation of Large-Scale Influx
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1981
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1981
Document
Problems related to the Rescue of Asylum-Seekers in Distress at Sea
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1981
Document
Problem of Extradition Affecting Refugees
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1980
Document
Protection of Asylum-Seekers at Sea
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1980
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1980
Document
Temporary Refuge
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1980
Document
Voluntary Repatriation
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1980
Document
Refugees without an Asylum Country
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1979
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1979
Document
Travel Documents for Refugees
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1978
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1978
Document
Extraterritorial Effect of the Determination of Refugees Status
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1978
Document
General Conclusion On International Protection
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1977
Document
Non-Refoulement
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1977
Document
Expulsion
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1977
Document
Determination of Refugee Status
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1977
Document
Protection Staff
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1977
Document
International Instruments
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1977
Document
Asylum
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1977
Document
Family Reunion
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1977
Document
Functioning of Sub-Committee and General
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1976
Document
Establishment of Sub-Committee and General
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Year
- 1975
Document
Family Reunion 1977, para. (c)
- Paragraph text
- Noted with satisfaction that some measure of progress has been achieved in regard to the reunion of separated refugee families through the efforts currently undertaken by UNHCR.
- Body
- 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
- 1977
- Year
- Item does not have this property
Paragraph
Protection Staff 1977, para. 1
- Paragraph text
- Noted with satisfaction that the High Commissioner will continue to strengthen his protection staff and more particularly provide the UNHCR field offices with staff members specifically entrusted with protection functions and agreed that strengthening of the High Commissioner's protection staff, should-after due consideration of all relevant factors including such measures as may be recommended by the Administrative Management Service as a result of their recent survey-be financed from the programme reserve pending the next session of the Executive Committee.
- Body
- 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
- 1977
- Year
- Item does not have this property
Paragraph
Travel Documents for Refugees 1978, para. (a)
- Paragraph text
- Reaffirmed the importance of the issue of travel documents to refugees for temporary travel outside their country of residence and for resettlement in other countries;
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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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- 1978
- Year
- Item does not have this property
Paragraph
Refugees without an Asylum Country 1979, para. (a)
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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
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- Year
- 1979
- Year
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Paragraph
Refugees without an Asylum Country 1979, para. (f)
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- [Considered that States should be guided by the following considerations:] In cases of large-scale influx, persons seeking asylum should always receive at least temporary refuge. States which because of their geographical situation, or otherwise, are faced with a large-scale influx should as necessary and at the request of the State concerned receive immediate assistance from other States in accordance with the principle of equitable burden-sharing. Such States should consult with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as soon as possible to ensure that the persons involved are fully protected, are given emergency assistance, and that durable solutions are sought;
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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
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- Persons on the move
- Year
- 1979
- Year
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Paragraph
Determination of Refugee Status 1977, para. (e) vii
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- Body
- 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
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- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 1977
- Year
- Item does not have this property
Paragraph
Protection of Asylum-Seekers in situation of Large-Scale Influx 1981, para. II. 2e
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- [Measures of protection]: [Treatment of asylum-seekers who have been temporarily admitted to country pending arrangements for a durable solution]: It is therefore essential that asylum-seekers who have been temporarily admitted pending arrangements for a durable solution should be treated in accordance with the following minimum basic human standards: there should be no discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, political opinion, nationality, country of origin or physical incapacity;
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 1981
- Year
- Item does not have this property
Paragraph
Protection of Asylum-Seekers in situation of Large-Scale Influx 1981, para. II. 2c
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- [Measures of protection]: [Treatment of asylum-seekers who have been temporarily admitted to country pending arrangements for a durable solution]: It is therefore essential that asylum-seekers who have been temporarily admitted pending arrangements for a durable solution should be treated in accordance with the following minimum basic human standards: they should receive all necessary assistance and be provided with the basic necessities of life including food, shelter and basic sanitary and health facilities; in this respect the international community should conform with the principles of international solidarity and burden-sharing;
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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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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Person(s) affected
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- Year
- 1981
- Year
- Item does not have this property
Paragraph
Voluntary Repatriation 1985, para. (b)
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- [Reaffirming the significance of its 1980 conclusion on voluntary repatriation as reflecting basic principles of international law and practice, adopted the following further conclusions on this matter:] The repatriation of refugees should only take place at their freely expressed wish; the voluntary and individual character of repatriation of refugees and the need for it to be carried out under conditions of absolute safety, preferably to the place of residence of the refugee in his country of origin, should always be respected;
- Body
- 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
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- Year
- 1985
- Year
- Item does not have this property
Paragraph
Protection of Asylum-Seekers in situation of Large-Scale Influx 1981, para. II. 2g
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- [Measures of protection]: [Treatment of asylum-seekers who have been temporarily admitted to country pending arrangements for a durable solution]: It is therefore essential that asylum-seekers who have been temporarily admitted pending arrangements for a durable solution should be treated in accordance with the following minimum basic human standards: the location of asylum-seekers should be determined by their safety and well-being as well as by the security needs of the receiving State. Asylum-seekers should, as far as possible, be located at a reasonable distance from the frontier of their country of origin. They should not become involved in subversive activities against their country of origin or any other State;
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- ExCom Conclusion
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- Civil & Political Rights
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- Persons on the move
- Year
- 1981
- Year
- Item does not have this property
Paragraph
Protection of Asylum-Seekers in situation of Large-Scale Influx 1981, para. II. 2o
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- [Measures of protection]: [Treatment of asylum-seekers who have been temporarily admitted to country pending arrangements for a durable solution]: It is therefore essential that asylum-seekers who have been temporarily admitted pending arrangements for a durable solution should be treated in accordance with the following minimum basic human standards: they should be permitted to transfer assets which they have brought into a territory to the country where the durable solution is obtained; and
- Body
- 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
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- Year
- 1981
- Year
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Paragraph
Voluntary Repatriation 1985, para. (i)
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- [Reaffirming the significance of its 1980 conclusion on voluntary repatriation as reflecting basic principles of international law and practice, adopted the following further conclusions on this matter:] When, in the opinion of the High Commissioner, a serious problem exists in the promotion of voluntary repatriation of a particular refugee group, he may consider for that particular problem the establishment of an informal ad hoc consultative group which would be appointed by him in consultation with the Chairman and the other members of the Bureau of his Executive Committee. Such a group may, if necessary, include States which are not members of the Executive Committee and should in principle include the countries directly concerned. The High Commissioner may also consider invoking the assistance of other competent United Nations organs;
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- ExCom Conclusion
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Year
- 1985
- Year
- Item does not have this property
Paragraph
Family Reunification 1981, para. 7
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- The separation of refugee families has, in certain regions of the world, given rise to a number of particularly delicate problems relating to unaccompanied minors. Every effort should be made to trace the parents or other close relatives of unaccompanied minors before their resettlement. Efforts to clarify their family situation with sufficient certainty should also be continued after resettlement. Such efforts are of particular importance before an adoption - involving a severance of links with the natural family - is decided upon.
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- ExCom Conclusion
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- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- Persons on the move
- Year
- 1981
- Year
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Paragraph
Voluntary Repatriation 1985, para. (k)
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- [Reaffirming the significance of its 1980 conclusion on voluntary repatriation as reflecting basic principles of international law and practice, adopted the following further conclusions on this matter:] International action to promote voluntary repatriation requires consideration of the situation within the country of origin as well as within the receiving country. Assistance for the reintegration of returnees provided by the international community in the country of origin is recognized as an important factor in promoting repatriation. To this end, UNHCR and other United Nations agencies as appropriate, should have funds readily available to assist returnees in the various stages of their integration and rehabilitation in their country of origin;
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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
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- Year
- 1985
- Year
- Item does not have this property
Paragraph
The problem of manifestly unfounded or abusive applications for refugee status or asylum 1983, para. (e) iii
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- [Recognized the substantive character of a decision that an application for refugee status is manifestly unfounded or abusive, the grave consequences of an erroneous determination for the applicant and the resulting need for such a decision to be accompanied by appropriate procedural guarantees and therefore recommended that:] an unsuccessful applicant should be enabled to have a negative decision reviewed before rejection at the frontier or forcible removal from the territory. Where arrangements for such a review do not exist, governments should give favourable consideration to their establishment. This review possibility can be more simplified than that available in the case of rejected applications which are not considered manifestly unfounded or abusive.
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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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- Year
- 1983
- Year
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Paragraph
The problem of manifestly unfounded or abusive applications for refugee status or asylum 1983, para. (f) i
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- [Recognized that while measures to deal with manifestly un-founded or abusive applications may not resolve the wider problem of large numbers of applications for refugee status, both problems can be mitigated by overall arrangements for speeding up refugee status determination procedures, for example by:] allocating sufficient personnel and resources to refugee status determination bodies so as to enable them to accomplish their task expeditiously, and
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- Year
- 1983
- Year
- Item does not have this property
Paragraph
Refugee Children 1987, para. (h)
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- Recommended that children who are accompanied by their parents should be treated as refugees if either of the parents is determined to be a refugee;
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
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- Children
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- Year
- 1987
- Year
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Paragraph
Refugee Children 1987, para. (n)
- Paragraph text
- Recognized the importance of meeting the special psychological, religious, cultural and recreational needs of refugee children in order to ensure their emotional stability and development;
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
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- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 1987
- Year
- Item does not have this property
Paragraph
Voluntary Repatriation 1985, para. (l)
- Paragraph text
- [Reaffirming the significance of its 1980 conclusion on voluntary repatriation as reflecting basic principles of international law and practice, adopted the following further conclusions on this matter:] The High Commissioner should be recognized as having a legitimate concern for the consequences of return, particularly where such return has been brought about as a result of an amnesty or other form of guarantee. The High Commissioner must be regarded as entitled to insist on his legitimate concern over the outcome of any return that he has assisted. Within the framework of close consultations with the State concerned, he should be given direct and unhindered access to returnees so that he is in a position to monitor fulfilment of the amnesties, guarantees or assurances on the basis of which the refugees have returned. This should be considered as inherent in his mandate;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Year
- 1985
- Year
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Paragraph
General Conclusion On International Protection 1992, para. (f)
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- Reaffirms the primary importance of the principles of non-refoulement and asylum as basic to refugee protection;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- Year
- 1992
- Year
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Paragraph
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;
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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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- Violence
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- Women
- Year
- 1992
- Year
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1992, para. (u)
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- Acknowledges that the realization of solutions in a growing number of mass outflow situations is much facilitated where these are made an integral part of a comprehensive plan of action, which balances the interests of affected States and the rights and needs of individuals and, accordingly, encourages UNHCR to work together with States and other interested organizations to explore new solutions-oriented approaches, which might include temporary protection and necessary arrangements for burden-sharing, when a situation so requires;
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- N.A.
- Year
- 1992
- Year
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Paragraph
Refugee Protection and Sexual Violence 1993, para. 7
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- Reaffirming its Conclusions No. 39 (XXXVI), No. 54 (XXXIX), No. 60 (XL) and No. 64 (XLI) concerning refugee women,
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- Women
- Year
- 1993
- Year
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Paragraph
Solutions and Protection 1990, para. (e)
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- Request that a report on the work of the Working Group be made to the forty-second session of the Executive Committee in 1991.
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- N.A.
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- 1990
- Year
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Refugee Women and International Protection 1990, para. 1
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- Noting with serious concern the widespread violations of the rights of refugee women and their specific needs;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- Women
- Year
- 1990
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Paragraph
Refugee Women and International Protection 1990, para. 3
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- Reaffirming its Conclusion No. 39 (XXXVI) on Refugee Women and International Protection;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 1990
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Paragraph
General Conclusion On International Protection 1992, para. (a)
- Paragraph text
- Reaffirms the primary nature of the High Commissioner's protection responsibilities which are performed as a non-political, humanitarian and social function within the framework of international refugee law and applicable regional instruments, with due regard for human rights and humanitarian law, and which necessitate cooperation with UNHCR, as well as among and between States in accordance with the United Nations Charter, on a basis of international responsibilities, solidarity and burden-sharing;
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- Year
- 1992
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Paragraph
General Conclusion On International Protection 1992, para. (c)
- Paragraph text
- Notes the value of reporting by States parties on implementation of their responsibilities under the 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol, again urges States which have not yet done so to respond to the questionnaire on implementation circulated by the High Commissioner, and calls upon the High Commissioner and all States to work together to strengthen implementation, including through heightened promotional efforts, better monitoring arrangements and more harmonized application of the refugee definition criteria;
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- Year
- 1992
- Year
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Paragraph
General Conclusion On International Protection 1995, para. (p)
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- Reiterates the continued importance of resettlement as an instrument of protection and its use as a durable solution to refugee problems in specific circumstances; welcomes the initiative in commissioning an evaluation study and the UNHCR-sponsored consultation on resettlement; and encourages UNHCR to continue the process of dialogue with interested Governments and non-governmental organizations to strengthen its activities in this connection, and to provide regular reports to the Executive Committee;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- Year
- 1995
- Year
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1995, para. (q)
- Paragraph text
- Reaffirms its Conclusion No. 48 (XXXVIII) on Military or Armed Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements and reiterates that, the grant of asylum or refuge being a peaceful and humanitarian act, refugee camps and settlements must maintain their exclusively civilian and humanitarian character, and all parties are obliged to abstain from any activity likely to undermine this; condemns all acts which pose a threat to the personal security of refugees and asylum-seekers, and also those which may endanger the safety and stability of States; calls on States of refuge to take all necessary measures to ensure that the civilian and humanitarian character of refugee camps and settlements is maintained and, in this regard, calls on all other States to assist them; and further calls on States of refuge to take effective measures to prevent the infiltration of armed elements, to provide effective physical protection to refugees and asylum-seekers, and to afford UNHCR and other appropriate organizations prompt and unhindered access to them.
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- Year
- 1995
- Year
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Paragraph
General Conclusion On International Protection 1996, para. (o)
- Paragraph text
- Recalls its request that UNHCR support and promote efforts by States towards the development and implementation of criteria and guidelines on responses to persecution specifically aimed at women, welcomes in this context the convening by UNHCR in February 1996 of the Symposium on Gender-Based Persecution, the purpose of which was to share information on States' initiatives in this respect, and encourages UNHCR to continue and strengthen its efforts for the protection of women having a well-founded fear of persecution; and calls on States to adopt an approach that is sensitive to gender-related concerns and which ensures that women whose claims to refugee status are based upon a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons enumerated in the 1951 Convention and its 1967 Protocol, including persecution through sexual violence or other gender-related persecution, are recognized as refugees;
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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
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- Movement
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- Women
- Year
- 1996
- Year
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Paragraph
Safeguarding Asylum 1997, para. (c)
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- Notes with concern that the growing complexity of refugee crises poses serious and novel challenges to the institution of asylum;
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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
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- Year
- 1997
- Year
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Paragraph
General Conclusion On International Protection 1997, para. (i)
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- Recognizes the fundamental importance of the principle of non-refoulement, which prohibits expulsion and return of refugees in any manner whatsoever to the frontiers of territories where their lives or freedom would be threatened on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, whether or not they have formally been granted refugee status, or of persons in respect of whom there are substantial grounds for believing that they would be in danger of being subjected to torture, as set forth in the 1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- Year
- 1997
- Year
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Paragraph
General Conclusion On International Protection 1997, para. (j)
- Paragraph text
- Recognizes that countries of asylum carry a heavy burden, including, in particular, developing countries, countries in transition, and countries with limited resources, which, due to their location, host large numbers of refugees and asylum-seekers; reiterates in this regard its commitment to uphold the principles of international solidarity and burden-sharing, and calls on Governments, UNHCR and the international community to continue to respond to the assistance needs of refugees until durable solutions are found;
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- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Year
- 1997
- Year
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Paragraph
Registration of Refugees and Asylum-seekers 2001, para. (b) vi
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- [Recommends that the registration of refugees and asylum-seekers should be guided by the following basic considerations:] In principle, refugees should be registered on an individual basis with the following basic information being recorded: identity document and number, photograph, name, sex, date of birth (or age), marital status, special protection and assistance needs, level of education, occupation (skills), household (family) size and composition, date of arrival, current location and place of origin;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- Civil & Political Rights
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- Year
- 2001
- Year
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Paragraph
General Conclusion On International Protection 2002, para. 3
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- Commending UNHCR for the considerable efforts expended to make the Global Consultations process a success,
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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
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- N.A.
- Year
- 2002
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Paragraph
Reception of Asylum-Seekers in the Context of Individual Asylum Systems 2002, para. 1
- Paragraph text
- Recalling its Conclusion No. 22 (XXXII) on protection of asylum-seekers in situations of large-scale influx, Conclusion No. 44 (XXXVII) on detention of refugees and asylum-seekers, Conclusion No. 47 (XXXVIII) on refugee children, Conclusion No. 64 (XLI) on refugee women and international protection, Conclusion No. 73 (XLIV) on refugee protection and sexual violence, Conclusion No. 82 (XLVIII) on safeguarding asylum, Conclusion No. 84 (XLVIII) on refugee children and adolescents, as well as Conclusion No. 91 (LII) on registration of refugees and asylum-seekers,
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2002
- Year
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Paragraph
Reception of Asylum-Seekers in the Context of Individual Asylum Systems 2002, para. (b) iii
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- [Recommends that the reception of asylum-seekers should be guided by the following general considerations:] Gender and age-sensitivity should be reflected in reception arrangements, these should address in particular the educational, psychological, recreational and other special needs of children, especially unaccompanied and separated children. They should also take into account the specific needs of victims of sexual abuse and exploitation, of trauma and torture, as well as of other vulnerable groups;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- Year
- 2002
- Year
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Paragraph
Reception of Asylum-Seekers in the Context of Individual Asylum Systems 2002, para. (b) viii
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- [Recommends that the reception of asylum-seekers should be guided by the following general considerations:] In the context of facilitating cooperation between States and UNHCR, and in accordance with data protection and confidentiality principles, UNHCR should be given access to asylum-seekers in order to exercise its function of international protection, taking into account the well-being of persons entering reception or other refugee centres; and asylum-seekers are entitled to have access to UNHCR;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- Year
- 2002
- Year
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Paragraph
Reception of Asylum-Seekers in the Context of Individual Asylum Systems 2002, para. (d)
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- Urges States and UNHCR, in collaboration with other relevant actors, to combat acts of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance directed against asylum-seekers and to take appropriate measures to create or enhance harmonious relationships with the local communities, inter alia, by promoting respect for asylum-seekers and refugees, by creating awareness of their needs, as well as promoting respect for the local culture, customs and religions among asylum-seekers.
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
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- Movement
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- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2002
- Year
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Paragraph
Registration of Refugees and Asylum-seekers 2001, para. (b) v
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- [Recommends that the registration of refugees and asylum-seekers should be guided by the following basic considerations:] Personnel conducting the registration, including, where necessary, refugees and asylum-seekers, should be adequately trained, should include a sufficient number of female staff and should have clear instructions on the procedures and requirements for registration, including the need for confidentiality of information collected; special measures should be taken to ensure the integrity of the registration process;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- 2001
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Civilian and Humanitarian Character of Asylum 2002, para. 8
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2003, para. (p)
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2003, para. (w)
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Return of Persons found not to be in need of International Protection 2003, para. 6
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International Cooperation and Burden and Responsibility Sharing in Mass-Influx Situations 2004, para. (m) iii
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Conclusion On Children At Risk 2007, para. (c) i
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Conclusion On Children At Risk 2007, para. (g) i
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Conclusion On Children At Risk 2007, para. 1
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Conclusion On Local Integration 2005, para. (n) iv
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Conclusion On Local Integration 2005, para. (s)
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Conclusion on international cooperation from a protection and solutions perspective 2016, para. 8
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Conclusion on Protracted Refugee Situations 2009, para. (g) ii
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2008, para. (u)
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Conclusion on Protracted Refugee Situations 2009, para. (i)
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Conclusion on Protracted Refugee Situations 2009, para. (k)
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Conclusion on Protracted Refugee Situations 2009, para. (n)
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Recommendations of the UNHCR/OAU Commemorative Symposium on Refugees and Forced Population Displacements in Africa 1994, para. (d)
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Problem of Refugees and Asylum-Seekers who move in an irregular manner from a country in which they had already found Protection they had already found Protection 1989, para. (b)
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Refugee Protection and Sexual Violence 1993, para. 6
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Problem of Refugees and Asylum-Seekers who move in an irregular manner from a country in which they had already found Protection they had already found Protection 1989, para. (c) iv
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1991, para. (k)
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1996, para. (h)
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- Congratulates the High Commissioner and the Organization of African Unity upon having successfully organized jointly the OAU/UNHCR Symposium on Refugees and Forced Population Displacements in Africa, which was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 8 to 10 September 1994, as one of the commemorative activities;
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1997, para. (r)
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Safeguarding Asylum 1997, para. (d) v
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1999, para. (h)
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Conclusion On International Protection 1998, para. (k)
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Legal Safety Issues in the Context of Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees 2004, para. (s)
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1999, para. (s)
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2000, para. 10
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Legal Safety Issues in the Context of Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees 2004, para. (i)
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Conclusion On Identification, Prevention And Reduction Of Statelessness And Protection Of Stateless Persons 2006, para. 3
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Conclusion On Identification, Prevention And Reduction Of Statelessness And Protection Of Stateless Persons 2006, para. (a)
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Conclusion On Identification, Prevention And Reduction Of Statelessness And Protection Of Stateless Persons 2006, para. (g)
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Conclusion on international cooperation from a protection and solutions perspective 2016, para. 9
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2008, para. 1
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Conclusion on refugees with disabilities and other persons with disabilities protected and assisted by UNHCR 2010, para. (c)
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Conclusion on refugees with disabilities and other persons with disabilities protected and assisted by UNHCR 2010, para. (g)
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- 2010
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1994, para. (u)
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Refugees without an Asylum Country 1979, para. (h) iii
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1996, para. (c)
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- 1996
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1996, para. (g)
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Comprehensive and Regional approaches within a Protection framework 1996, para. (e) ii
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Civilian and Humanitarian Character of Asylum 2002, para. (g)
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2005, para. (d)
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Conclusion On Women And Girls At Risk 2006, para. (k) ii
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- 2006
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Paragraph
Conclusion On Women And Girls At Risk 2006, para. (p) i
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- Year
- 2006
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1991, para. (h)
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- 1991
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1992, para. (e)
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- 1992
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Paragraph
Establishment of Sub-Committee and General 1975, para. (f)
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- 1975
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Paragraph
Establishment of Sub-Committee and General 1975, para. (g)
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- 1975
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Determination of Refugee Status 1977, para. (c)
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- 1977
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1987, para. (c)
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- 1987
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1983, para. (l)
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- Recognized the essential need for the exercise of the High Commissioner's international protection function to be facilitated by the co-operation of Governments in granting asylum, in providing the durable solutions of resettlement and local integration and in creating conditions favourable to and promoting voluntary repatriation, which, whenever appropriate and feasible, is the most desirable durable solution for refugee problems; such co-operation should also include fostering in public opinion a deeper understanding of the special needs of refugees and asylum-seekers;
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- 1983
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Durable solutions and Refugee Protection 1989, para. (b) v
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- 1989
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Durable solutions and Refugee Protection 1989, para. (c)
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- Decided, given the importance, scope and complexity of the issues involved and the need for their further in-depth study, as a first step, to call on the High Commissioner, in consultation with the Chairman of the Executive Committee, to convene an open-ended working group of members of the Executive Committee to examine protection and solutions in a coherent and comprehensive manner, bearing in mind the mandate of the High Commissioner, with a view to reporting to the Executive Committee at its forty-first session.
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- 1989
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Implementation of the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the status of refugees 1989, para. (d)
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- Requested the High Commissioner to prepare a more detailed report on implementation of the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol for consideration by this Sub-Committee in connection with activities to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the Convention and called on States Parties to facilitate this task, including through the timely provision to the High Commissioner, when requested, of detailed information on implementation of the convention and/or Protocol in their respective countries.
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- 1989
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Refugee Women 1989, para. (e)
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- Requested the High Commissioner to provide at the Forty First Session of the Executive Committee, a policy framework and organizational work plan for the next stages in mainstreaming of refugee women's issues within the organization with particular attention to the need for female field workers to facilitate participation of refugee women. In addition, requested the High Commissioner to provide a detailed progress report on the implementation of his Office's policies and programmes for refugee women, on both protection and assistance activities. Requested particularly that the High Commissioner prepare a revised and expanded version of the internal guidelines relating to the international protection of refugee women;
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- 1989
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Refugee Women 1989, para. (l)
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- 1989
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1990, para. (a)
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- 1990
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Note on International Protection 1990, para. (b)
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- Decided to refer these matters for reflection to the Executive Committee Working Group on Solutions and Protection.
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- 1990
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Solutions and Protection 1990, para. (a)
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- Take note of the establishment of the Working Group on Solutions and Protection;
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Solutions and Protection 1990, para. (b)
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- Request that a further meeting of the Working Group be convened as soon as possible after the forty- first session of the Executive Committee;
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Refugee Protection and Sexual Violence 1993, para. (b) i
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- [Urges States to respect and ensure the fundamental right of all individuals within their territory to personal security, inter alia by enforcing relevant national laws in compliance with international legal standards and by adopting concrete measures to prevent and combat sexual violence, including:] the development and implementation of training programmes aimed at promoting respect by law enforcement officers and members of military forces of the right of every individual, at all times and under all circumstances, to security of person, including protection from sexual violence,
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- 1993
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Paragraph
Refugee Children 1989, para. (b)
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- 1989
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Paragraph
Refugee Children 1989, para. (h)
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- 1989
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Paragraph
Refugee Children 1989, para. (i)
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- 1989
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Paragraph
General Conclusion On International Protection 1991, para. (c)
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- Emphasizes the primary importance of non-refoulement and asylum as cardinal principles of refugee protection and encourages States to intensify their efforts to protect the rights of refugees, to prevent them from becoming the object of armed attacks in camps or settlements, to avoid unnecessary and severe curtailment of their freedom of movement, to ensure conditions of asylum compatible with recognized international standards, and to facilitate their stay in countries of asylum, including through the issue of necessary personal documentation and permission to return after travel abroad;
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- 1991
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Paragraph
General Conclusion On International Protection 1991, para. (o)
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- Recognizes that the establishment of and access of all asylum-seekers to fair and efficient procedures are important elements in a coherent international strategy for the management and resolution of refugee situations and recalls in this connection Conclusion No. 8 (XXVIII) on Determination of Refugee Status, Conclusion No. 15 (XXX) on Refugees without an Asylum Country, Conclusion No. 30 (XXXIV) on the Problem of Manifestly Unfounded or Abusive Applications for Refugee Status or Asylum and Conclusion No. 58 (XL) concerning the Problem of Refugees and Asylum-Seekers who Move in an Irregular Manner from a Country in which They Had Already Found Protection;
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- 1991
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Paragraph
General Conclusion On International Protection 1991, para. (q)
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Personal Security of Refugees 1993, para. (a)
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- 1993
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Personal Security of Refugees 1993, para. (b)
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1992, para. (d)
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- 1992
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1995, para. (g)
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1995, para. (i)
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1996, para. (w)
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Prevention and Reduction of Statelessness and Protection of Stateless Persons 1995, para. (a)
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1997, para. (s)
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Refugee Children and Adolescents 1997, para. (a) iv
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Safeguarding Asylum 1997, para. (a)
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1999, para. (d)
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1999, para. (j)
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- 1999
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Conclusion On International Protection 1998, para. (s)
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Conclusion On International Protection 1998, para. (t)
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- 1998
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Conclusion On International Protection 1998, para. (aa)
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- Stresses that, as regards the return to a third country of an asylum-seeker whose claim has yet to be determined from the territory of the country where the claim has been submitted, including pursuant to bilateral or multilateral readmission agreements, it should be established that the third country will treat the asylum- seeker (asylum-seekers) in accordance with accepted international standards, will ensure effective protection against refoulement, and will provide the asylum-seeker (asylum-seekers) with the possibility to seek and enjoy asylum;
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- 1998
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Safety of UNHCR Staff and Other Humanitarian Personnel 1997, para. 1
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- 1997
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Civilian and Humanitarian Character of Asylum 2002, para. (c) vii
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- [Recommends that action taken by States to ensure respect for the civilian and humanitarian character of asylum be guided, inter alia, by the following principles;] Combatants should not be considered as asylum-seekers until the authorities have established within a reasonable timeframe that they have genuinely and permanently renounced military activities, once this has been established, special procedures should be put in place for individual refugee status determination, to ensure that those seeking asylum fulfil the criteria for the recognition of refugee status, during the refugee status determination process, utmost attention should be paid to article 1F of the 1951 Convention, in order to avoid abuse of the asylum system by those who do not deserve international protection;
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- 2002
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Refugee Children and Adolescents 1997, para. 1
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- Recognizing that children and adolescents constitute the majority of refugees and other persons of concern to UNHCR,
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- 1997
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Protection Safeguards in Interception Measures 2003, para. 6
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- Recalling also the duty of States and shipmasters to ensure the safety of life at sea and to come to the aid of those in distress or in danger of being lost at sea, as contained in numerous instruments of the codified system of international maritime law; recalling also Conclusions of the Executive Committee of relevance to the particular needs of asylum-seekers and refugees in distress at sea and affirming that when vessels respond to persons in distress at sea, they are not engaged in interception;
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2001, para. (m)
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- Encourages initiatives directed at diversifying resettlement opportunities by further increasing the number of resettlement countries, thereby sharing resettlement needs more widely, and meeting increased resettlement needs; acknowledges that capacity-building is essential to develop and sustain the necessary conditions for successful integration of resettled refugees in emerging resettlement countries, and underlines the important catalytic role which UNHCR should play in this regard; acknowledges the important role that regional arrangements have played in certain regions in supporting diversified resettlement opportunities;
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2001, para. (n)
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- Recognizes the importance of further strengthening tripartite partnerships, and of strategically enhancing a consultative and collaborative approach to resettlement and notes that further efforts are needed to ensure more responsive and speedy processing, better identification of urgent needs, and coordination; and urges further UNHCR efforts to ensure the integrity of the processing of the resettlement caseload and encourages States and UNHCR to continue to pursue a strategic and systematic approach to the problem of attempted fraud or other abuse;
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2001, para. (s)
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- Strongly condemning the trafficking of persons, especially women and children, which represents a grave violation of their human rights; expressing concern that many victims of trafficking are rendered effectively stateless due to an inability to establish their identity and nationality status; calls upon States to cooperate in the establishment of identity and nationality status of victims of trafficking so as to facilitate appropriate resolutions of their situations, respecting the internationally recognized human rights of the victims.
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- 2001
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Registration of Refugees and Asylum-seekers 2001, para. 4
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- Welcoming the discussion which took place on registration in the context of the Global Consultations on International Protection;
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- 2001
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2003, para. (n)
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- Recalls its Conclusion No. 92 (LIII) endorsing the Agenda for Protection as a statement of goals and objectives as well as an important inventory of recommended actions to reinforce the international refugee protection regime, guiding action by States and UNHCR, together with other United Nations organizations, and other inter-governmental as well as non-governmental organizations; and welcomes in this context the updates provided by UNHCR and by some States on implementation of the Agenda for Protection and UNHCR's follow-up actions to date;
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2004, para. (s)
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- Notes that the year 2004 marks the 20th anniversary of the Cartagena Declaration on Refugees; that this pragmatic and flexible instrument continues to encourage the protection of refugees in the region; that States will be convening in Mexico City in November 2004, upon the generous invitation of the Government of Mexico, to commemorate this anniversary; and encourages States to cooperate in the elaboration of a regional plan of action to strengthen further international protection of refugees in the region, in conjunction with relevant international organizations as well as representatives of civil society;
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- 2004
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Protection from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation 2003, para. (a) i
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- [Calls upon States, UNHCR and its implementing and operational partners to ensure that appropriate systems to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence, including sexual abuse and exploitation, are in place, ensuring the needs of women and children, as well those of vulnerable persons, are addressed at all times; and recommends that measures to combat sexual abuse and exploitation of refugees and asylum-seekers be guided by the importance of:] Ensuring explicit reference in codes of conduct and other relevant policies to the responsibilities of relevant personnel to prevent and respond appropriately to sexual and gender-based violence, including sexual abuse and exploitation;
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- 2003
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2004, para. (o)
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- Reaffirms that protection must be addressed in a holistic manner by UNHCR; recognizes that the delivery of international protection is a resource-intensive function; encourages UNHCR to strengthen its protection presence in the field through the regular review of post locations, including the reallocation of posts, whenever and wherever necessary, particularly to ensure a presence close to refugee settings, the proactive deployment of staff in between assignment, the creation of additional posts where reallocation is not possible, continued efforts to ensure the timely filling of protection posts, and the active use of various short-term deployment schemes; and calls upon States to extend their support in this regard through the timely and predictable provision of adequate resources;
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2004, para. (q)
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- Recalls its Conclusion No. 84 (XLVIII) on refugee children and adolescents and other Conclusions relevant to the specific protection needs of this group; and reiterates the importance of full and effective implementation of standards and procedures to better address these needs and to safeguard rights, in particular to ensure adequate attention to unaccompanied and separated children and to former child soldiers in refugee settings as well as in the context of voluntary repatriation and reintegration measures;
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2004, para. (r)
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- Strongly encourages States, UNHCR, and all relevant actors, whether alone or in partnership, to strengthen action to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence, in particular through carrying out their respective responsibilities for the introduction of standard operating procedures, the rigorous implementation of relevant UNHCR Guidelines and related measures highlighted by the Executive Committee in its Conclusion No. 98 (LIV) of 2003, as well as through the active use of resettlement, when appropriate, to ensure protection and a durable solution for victims of sexual and gender-based violence;
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- 2004
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Legal Safety Issues in the Context of Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees 2004, para. (o)
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- Notes the importance of skills of returning refugees for self-reliance and, in this context, calls upon countries of origin to ensure non-discriminatory access for returning refugees to processes, where they exist, to recognize the equivalency of academic, professional and vocational diplomas, certificates and degrees acquired by returning refugees while abroad; and encourages countries of origin to recognize the equivalency of primary and secondary education received abroad by returning refugees;
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Legal Safety Issues in the Context of Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees 2004, para. (p)
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- Recommends that in consultation with refugee communities consideration be given to addressing the specific needs of returning refugees - including women, children, older people and other persons with special concerns - in order to ensure that they receive adequate protection, assistance and care throughout the repatriation and initial reintegration process; and stresses in this context that particular attention needs to be given to ensure that unaccompanied or separated children are not returned prior to successful tracing of family members or without specific and adequate reception and care arrangements having been put in place in the country of origin;
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- 2004
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Protection from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation 2003, para. (g)
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- Calls upon the international community in cooperation with UNHCR and other international organisations to mobilize the resources necessary to ensure the provision of protection and material assistance in support of host countries, based on international solidarity, cooperation, burden and responsibility-sharing, since inadequate protection, or inadequate, inappropriate or poorly distributed assistance can increase the vulnerability of refugees and asylum-seekers to sexual abuse and exploitation;
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- 2003
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Return of Persons found not to be in need of International Protection 2003, para. (e) i
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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:] cooperating actively, including through their diplomatic and consular offices, in establishing the identity of persons presumed to have a right to return, as well as determining their nationality , where there is no evidence of nationality in the form of genuine travel or other relevant identity documents for the person concerned;
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- 2003
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2005, para. (e)
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- Recalls the 1996 Geneva Conference on the problems of refugees, displaced persons, migration and asylum issues in the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States; concludes with satisfaction that the ten-year follow-up process generated by the Conference is nearing its completion and has been successful in pursuing the original goals of addressing the multi-faceted protection and migration challenges of the countries of the CIS in a coherent and concerted way; and encourages States, UNHCR and other relevant actors to continue to work collaboratively, building on the successes of the Conference Process to date;
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- 2005
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Protection Safeguards in Interception Measures 2003, para. 2
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- Concerned about the many complex features of the evolving environment in which refugee protection has to be provided, including the persistence of armed conflict, the complexity of current forms of persecution, ongoing security challenges, mixed population flows, the high costs that may be connected with hosting asylum-seekers and refugees and of maintaining individual asylum systems, the growth in trafficking and smuggling of persons, the problems of safeguarding asylum systems against abuse and of excluding those not entitled to refugee protection, as well as the lack of resolution of long-standing refugee situations;
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Conclusion On Local Integration 2005, para. (m) i
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- [Notes the important part, subject to States' consideration, self-reliance plays in the economic dimension of local integration of refugees whereby individuals, households and communities are enabled increasingly to become self-sufficient and can contribute to the local economy, and in this respect:] recognizes that the protection, in all States, of basic civil, economic and social rights, including freedom of movement and the right to engage in income-generating activities is essential to the achievement of self-reliance of refugees;
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- 2005
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Conclusion On Local Integration 2005, para. (m) ii
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- [Notes the important part, subject to States' consideration, self-reliance plays in the economic dimension of local integration of refugees whereby individuals, households and communities are enabled increasingly to become self-sufficient and can contribute to the local economy, and in this respect:] encourages all States hosting refugees to consider ways in which refugee employment and active participation in the economic life of the host country can be facilitated, inter alia, through education and skills development, and to examine their laws and practices, with a view to identifying and to removing, to the extent possible, existing obstacles to refugee employment; and in this regard, affirms the relevance of the 1951 Convention in providing a framework for the creation of conditions conducive to the self-reliance of refugees;
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- 2005
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Conclusion On Local Integration 2005, para. 2
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- Recalling the Agenda for Protection Goal 5, Objective 4 requesting the Executive Committee to set out framework considerations for implementing the solution of local integration in the form of a Conclusion; and noting that the provisions of this Conclusion are intended to guide States in their consideration of whether local integration, taking into account the specific circumstances of each refugee situation, may be an appropriate durable solution for persons accepted as refugees in their territory pursuant to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, or under the 1969 OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, or the 1984 Cartagena Declaration on Refugees, or under domestic law, as applicable, as well as when implementing it,
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Conclusion On Local Integration 2005, para. 4
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- Considering that refugee situations are international in scope and nature and therefore reiterating its strong commitment to international solidarity and burden and responsibility sharing; and reaffirming UNHCR's catalytic role in assisting and supporting countries receiving refugees, particularly developing countries and countries with economies in transition, and in mobilizing financial assistance and other forms of support, including development assistance from the international community to address the impact of large-scale refugee populations,
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- 2005
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Conclusion On Children At Risk 2007, para. (b) iv
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- [Recognizes that strategies and actions under this operational guidance should be underpinned by the following principles and approaches, amongst others:] States, UNHCR, and other relevant agencies and partners shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child, and that mechanisms exist to inform children and adults alike of children's rights and options;
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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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- 2007
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Conclusion On Children At Risk 2007, para. (b) x
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- [Recognizes that strategies and actions under this operational guidance should be underpinned by the following principles and approaches, amongst others:] A rights-based approach, which recognizes children as active subjects of rights, and according to which all interventions are consistent with States' obligations under relevant international law, including, as applicable, international refugee law, international human rights law and international humanitarian law, and acknowledgement that the CRC provides an important legal and normative framework for the protection of children;
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- 2007
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Conclusion On Children At Risk 2007, para. (b) xiii
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- [Recognizes that strategies and actions under this operational guidance should be underpinned by the following principles and approaches, amongst others:] A collaborative approach whereby all relevant actors work together to: identify risks faced by children; undertake participatory situation and comprehensive gap analyses to identify, assess and respond to the wider environmental and individual factors placing children at heightened risk; and document and share information with due respect for rules of confidentiality;
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- Environment
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- 2007
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Conclusion On Women And Girls At Risk 2006, para. (j) vi
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- [Secure environments are to be established and strengthened, including by partnerships and actions to:] establish and/or implement codes of conduct, including on the elimination of sexual exploitation and abuse, for all humanitarian staff, including those working in the delivery of services and for other staff in authority, such as border guards, and ensure that confidential and accessible complaints systems are in place which include investigation and follow-up, so as to encourage the reporting of abuse and exploitation where codes of conduct are breached.
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- 2006
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Conclusion On Children At Risk 2007, para. (g) vii
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- [Recommends that States, UNHCR and other relevant agencies and partners work in close collaboration to prevent children from being put at heightened risk, and respond, as necessary, through the general prevention, response and solution measures listed non-exhaustively below:] Facilitate access to administrative or judicial procedures of States that are in accordance with their international obligations and that allow for the prosecution of perpetrators of crimes committed against children, and in which decisions on whether a child should be separated from her or his abusive or negligent parents or caretakers are made based on a determination of the child's best interests;
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Conclusion On Children At Risk 2007, para. (h) ix
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- [Further recommends that States, UNHCR and other relevant agencies and partners undertake the following non-exhaustive prevention, response and solution measures in order to address specific wider environmental or individual risks factors:] Make all efforts to ensure integrated nutrition and health interventions and access to adequate food through measures that address the root causes of food insecurity and malnutrition, including by enhancing families' enjoyment of self-reliance, age and gender-sensitive food distribution systems, targeted nutrition programmes for pregnant women and children during their critical first years of development, and by providing treatment for malnourished children;
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- 2007
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Conclusion On Children At Risk 2007, para. (h) x
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- [Further recommends that States, UNHCR and other relevant agencies and partners undertake the following non-exhaustive prevention, response and solution measures in order to address specific wider environmental or individual risks factors:] Make all efforts to ensure access to child-friendly health services, which provide appropriate medical and psycho-social care for child survivors of violence, including for children with disabilities, take steps towards realizing access to HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support, including antiretroviral treatment and prevention of mother to child transmission; and for adolescents access to age-sensitive reproductive healthcare as well as health and HIV information and education;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- 2007
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Conclusion On Identification, Prevention And Reduction Of Statelessness And Protection Of Stateless Persons 2006, para. (m)
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- Calls upon States Parties to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, both supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, to respect their obligation to assist in verifying the nationality of the persons referred to them who have been smuggled or trafficked with a view to issuing travel and identity documents and facilitating the return of such persons; and, encourages other States to provide similar assistance;
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Conclusion On Children At Risk 2007, para. (g) iii
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- [Recommends that States, UNHCR and other relevant agencies and partners work in close collaboration to prevent children from being put at heightened risk, and respond, as necessary, through the general prevention, response and solution measures listed non-exhaustively below:] Incorporate needs and rights of children into early warning mechanisms, alerts and contingency plans, and ensure integration of child-based risk analysis into inter-agency assessments relevant to children at risk and development cooperation strategies and plans;
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Conclusion On Children At Risk 2007, para. (g) iv
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- [Recommends that States, UNHCR and other relevant agencies and partners work in close collaboration to prevent children from being put at heightened risk, and respond, as necessary, through the general prevention, response and solution measures listed non-exhaustively below:] Establish confidential, accessible and child and gender-friendly complaints and referral systems, in coordination with national authorities when necessary, with clear roles for receiving, referring and addressing complaints from or about a child while ensuring the safety of the child, and for managing case files; children should be adequately informed about the availability of complaint and remedial mechanisms;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- 2007
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Legal Safety Issues in the Context of Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees 2004, para. (g)
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- Recognizes the utility of amnesties in encouraging voluntary repatriation and recommends that countries of origin issue amnesty declarations granting returning refugees immunity from prosecution for having left or remaining outside the country of origin; and further recognizes, however, that amnesties should not be extended to returning refugees charged with, inter alia, a serious violation of international humanitarian law, or genocide, or a crime against humanity, or a crime constituting a serious violation of human rights, or a serious common crime involving death or serious bodily harm, committed prior to or during exile;
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2008, para. (j)
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- Emphasizes the importance of promoting a protection and reception environment, with particular attention given to vulnerability of children and women, that encourages the systematic inclusion of refugees and others of concern with disabilities in all areas of society, including in national programmes and policies, and mobilizes financial and other necessary resources, as appropriate, to support host countries efforts in this regard on the basis of international solidarity and burden sharing;
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- 2008
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2008, para. (m)
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- Welcomes the High Commissioner's initiative to unlock and find comprehensive solutions for protracted refugee situations; acknowledges the contribution the ongoing "UN Delivering as One" process may make to such solutions; recognizes that, in protracted refugee situations, developing countries and countries in transition carry a heavy burden by hosting large numbers of refugees and asylum-seekers; and reiterates a strong commitment to uphold the principles of international solidarity and burden sharing;
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Conclusion on civil registration 2013, para. 3
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- Reaffirming that every child shall be registered immediately after birth, without discrimination of any kind,
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- 2013
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Conclusion on civil registration 2013, para. (c)
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- Urges UNHCR, with the consent of and in full cooperation with the Governments concerned, and, when appropriate in cooperation with other relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, as well as regional organizations and civil society, to facilitate civil registration, in particular birth registration, through for example collecting and sharing good practices, holding technical workshops, capacity building activities, and providing information and advice to concerned persons, and also to abide by the fundamental principles and inter national norms and standards governing the protection of personal data;
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- 2013
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Conclusion on civil registration 2013, para. (d) ii
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- [Encourages States to make accessible civil registration, in particular through:] carrying out regular awareness campaigns or community outreach activities;
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- N.A.
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- 2013
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Conclusion On Children At Risk 2007, para. (h) viii
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- [Further recommends that States, UNHCR and other relevant agencies and partners undertake the following non-exhaustive prevention, response and solution measures in order to address specific wider environmental or individual risks factors:] Encourage the inclusion of all children in education programmes and strengthen children's capacities, including by enabling their equal access to quality education for girls and boys in all stages of the displacement cycle and in situations of statelessness; promote learning and school environments that are safe, do not perpetuate violence, and promote a culture of peace and dialogue; designate child- friendly spaces in camp and urban environments; and promote access to post-primary education wherever possible and appropriate, life-skills and vocational trainings for adolescents and support recreational activities, sports, play and cultural activities;
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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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- 2007
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Internally Displaced Persons 1994, para. (q)
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- Calls for the strengthening of efforts in the training and dissemination of international human rights law and international humanitarian law and for the joint promotion, by organizations and agencies concerned, of the implementation of these international standards;
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- 1994
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Internally Displaced Persons 1994, para. (r)
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- Considers that, in addressing the problem of internal displacement, the international community should seek to collaborate to the maximum possible extent with existing humanitarian organizations, including non- governmental organizations, with relevant expertise;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- 1994
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Protection of Asylum-Seekers in situation of Large-Scale Influx 1981, para. II. 2m
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- [Measures of protection]: [Treatment of asylum-seekers who have been temporarily admitted to country pending arrangements for a durable solution]: It is therefore essential that asylum-seekers who have been temporarily admitted pending arrangements for a durable solution should be treated in accordance with the following minimum basic human standards: appropriate arrangements should be made, where possible, for the registration of births, deaths and marriages;
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- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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- Civil & Political Rights
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- 1981
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Protection of Asylum-Seekers in situation of Large-Scale Influx 1981, para. II. 2n
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- [Measures of protection]: [Treatment of asylum-seekers who have been temporarily admitted to country pending arrangements for a durable solution]: It is therefore essential that asylum-seekers who have been temporarily admitted pending arrangements for a durable solution should be treated in accordance with the following minimum basic human standards: they should be granted all the necessary facilities to enable them to obtain a satisfactory durable solution;
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- 1981
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Protection of Asylum-Seekers in situation of Large-Scale Influx 1981, para. II. 2p
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- [Measures of protection]: [Treatment of asylum-seekers who have been temporarily admitted to country pending arrangements for a durable solution]: It is therefore essential that asylum-seekers who have been temporarily admitted pending arrangements for a durable solution should be treated in accordance with the following minimum basic human standards: all steps should be taken to facilitate voluntary repatriation.
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- 1981
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General Conclusion On International Protection 1986, para. (o)
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- Noted the importance of promoting a favourable climate of public opinion in order to facilitate the exercise of the High Commissioner's international protection function; stressed the necessity for the special situation and needs of refugees and asylum-seekers to be brought fully to the attention of the public; and welcomed UNHCR's efforts in this regard which should be fully supported by Governmental authorities and concerned nongovernmental organizations.
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- 1986
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