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Title | Date added | Template | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Document type | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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Establishment of Sub-Committee and General 1975, para. (e) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recommended that the views of the Committee in (d) above be conveyed to the General Assembly of the United Nations; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1975 | ||
Establishment of Sub-Committee and General 1975, para. (g) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Welcomed the High Commissioner's continuing efforts to survey individual cases with a view to identifying major protection problems and recommended that Governments should contribute to achieving rapid solutions to such problems; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1975 | ||
Functioning of Sub-Committee and General 1976, para. (j) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Decided that the Sub-Committee of the whole would meet for one day before the twenty-eighth session of the executive committee. | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1976 | ||
Non-Refoulement 1977, para. (a) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling that the fundamental humanitarian principle of non-refoulement has found expression in various international instruments adopted at the universal and regional levels and is generally accepted by States; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1977 | ||
Non-Refoulement 1977, para. (b) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expressed deep concern at the information given by the High Commissioner that, while the principle of non-refoulement is in practice widely observed, this principle has in certain cases been disregarded; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1977 | ||
Expulsion 1977, para. (e) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recommended that an expulsion order should only be combined with custody or detention if absolutely necessary for reasons of national security or public order and that such custody or detention should not be unduly prolonged. | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1977 | ||
Protection Staff 1977, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 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. | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1977 | ||
Voluntary Repatriation 1980, para. (b) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stressed that the essentially voluntary character of repatriation should always be respected; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1980 | ||
Temporary Refuge 1980, para. (a) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirmed the essential need for the humanitarian legal principle of non-refoulement to be scrupulously observed in all situations of large-scale influx; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1980 | ||
Temporary Refuge 1980, para. (f) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognized the need to define the nature, function and implications of the grant of temporary refuge; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1980 | ||
General Conclusion On International Protection 1983, para. (a) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirmed the fundamental importance of the High Commissioner's international protection function; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1983 | ||
General Conclusion On International Protection 1984, para. (c) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noted with concern that in different parts of the world the fundamental principle of non-refoulement had been violated; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1984 | ||
General Conclusion On International Protection 1987, para. (c) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noted with particular concern the continued violation of the principle of non-refoulement in various parts of the world; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1987 | ||
General Conclusion On International Protection 1988, para. (a) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reiterated the primordial nature and fundamental importance of the High Commissioner's protection responsibilities; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1988 | ||
General Conclusion On International Protection 1989, para. (a) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reiterated the primary nature and fundamental importance of the High Commissioner's protection responsibilities; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1989 | ||
General Conclusion On International Protection 1990, para. (a) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirms the central and basic character of the High Commissioner's international protection function; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1990 | ||
Note on International Protection 1990, para. (b) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Decided to refer these matters for reflection to the Executive Committee Working Group on Solutions and Protection. | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1990 | ||
Solutions and Protection 1990, para. (a) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Take note of the establishment of the Working Group on Solutions and Protection; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1990 | ||
Solutions and Protection 1990, para. (b) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Request that a further meeting of the Working Group be convened as soon as possible after the forty- first session of the Executive Committee; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1990 | ||
Solutions and Protection 1990, para. (e) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Request that a report on the work of the Working Group be made to the forty-second session of the Executive Committee in 1991. | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1990 | ||
Report of the Working Group on Solutions and Protection 1991, para. (a) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Accepting with appreciation the Report of the Working Group on Solutions and Protection to the forty- second session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme (Document (EC/SCP/64);] Decides to request the High Commissioner to convene such inter-sessional meetings of the Sub- Committee of the Whole on International Protection as may be necessary to continue the constructive discussions on pending issues of the Report of the Working Group, as well as on other relevant protection matters, and to seek consensus on action-oriented follow-up, as appropriate, of the Report, its recommendations, and the other relevant matters; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1991 | ||
General Conclusion On International Protection 1992, para. (u) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 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; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1992 | ||
Decision on Inter-sessional Meetings 1992, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting with appreciation the Background Note on Inter-sessional Meetings of the Sub-Committee of the Whole on International Protection (document EC/SCP/72), | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1992 | ||
General Conclusion On International Protection 1994, para. (o) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes the desirability of exploring further measures to ensure international protection to all who need it; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1994 | ||
General Conclusion On International Protection 1994, para. (r) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Considers that temporary protection, which has been described by the High Commissioner in the context of the Comprehensive Response to the Humanitarian Crisis in the former Yugoslavia as including admission to safety, respect for basic human rights, protection against refoulement, and safe return when conditions permit to the country of origin, can be of value as a pragmatic and flexible method of affording international protection of a temporary nature in situations of conflict or persecution involving large-scale outflows; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1994 | ||
General Conclusion On International Protection 1994, para. (ee) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Notes with concern the persistent problems of stateless persons in various regions and the emergence of new situations of statelessness, and, acknowledging the responsibilities already entrusted to the High Commissioner by the United Nations General Assembly with respect to the prevention of statelessness (General Assembly resolution 3274 (XXIX)), calls upon UNHCR to strengthen its efforts in this domain, including promoting accessions to the Convention relating to the Reduction of Statelessness and the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, training for UNHCR staff and government officials, and a systematic gathering of information on the dimension of the problem, and to keep the Executive Committee informed of these activities; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1994 | ||
General Conclusion On International Protection 1997, para. (o) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Welcomes the growing number of accessions to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, and encourages UNHCR to continue its efforts, in cooperation with interested organizations, to promote further accessions to both instruments, as well as to provide technical and advisory services and training globally, to disseminate information on statelessness and nationality issues, and to further its cooperation with States and other organizations interested in this area; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1997 | ||
Safety of UNHCR Staff and Other Humanitarian Personnel 1997, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stressing the humanitarian, non-political nature of UNHCR's mandate, | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1997 | ||
Safety of UNHCR Staff and Other Humanitarian Personnel 1997, para. (d) ii | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Reaffirms that it continues to be seriously concerned about the stress and safety situation of the staff of UNHCR and its implementing partners, as well as of other humanitarian personnel, and:] calls upon the High Commissioner to continue to bring this issue to the attention of the Advisory Committee on Coordination, with a view to drawing up, in consultation with the Office of the United Nations Security Coordinator, recommendations on measures to be taken to improve security for the staff of UNHCR and its implementing partners, as well as other of humanitarian personnel. | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1997 | ||
General Conclusion On International Protection 2000, para. (c) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon UNHCR to report to the Executive Committee at its fifty-second session on progress made on this process. | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 2000 |