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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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Conclusion On Women And Girls At Risk 2006, para. (k) iii | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The empowerment of displaced women and girls is to be enhanced including by partnerships and actions to:] work with the displaced community, including men and boys, to rebuild family and community support systems undermined by conflict and flight and to raise awareness of the rights of women and girls and understanding of gender roles. | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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Refugee Protection and Sexual Violence 1993, para. (c) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States and UNHCR to ensure the equal access of women and men to refugee status determination procedures and to all forms of personal documentation relevant to refugees' freedom of movement, welfare and civil status, and to encourage the participation of refugee women as well as men in decisions relating to their voluntary repatriation or other durable solutions; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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Conclusion on Protracted Refugee Situations 2009, para. (k) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes that protracted refugee situations can increase the risks to which refugees may be exposed and that, in this respect, there is a need to identify and respond effectively to the specific protection concerns of men, women, girls and boys, in particular, unaccompanied and separated children, adolescents, persons with disabilities, and older persons, who may be exposed to heightened risks, including sexual and gender-based violence and other forms of violence and exploitation; and encourages UNHCR and States to pursue age, gender and diversity mainstreaming and participatory approaches with a view to enhancing the safety, well-being and development of refugees and promoting appropriate solutions for them; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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Conclusion On Women And Girls At Risk 2006, para. (c) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Identification and analysis of the presence and severity of these different factors help determine which women and girls are at heightened risk and enable targeted responses to be devised and implemented. Identification can present particular challenges because women and girls are often less visible in displaced populations than men and boys, they may not be or feel able to report protection incidents, particularly if these occur in the private domain. It is therefore important to ensure an enabling environment which supports continuing identification and analysis of the situation. | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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General Conclusion On International Protection 2004, para. (t) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Acknowledges, consistent with UNHCR's Convention Plus initiative, the importance of comprehensive approaches, especially for the resolution of protracted and large-scale refugee situations, which incorporate, as appropriate and given the specifics of each refugee situation, voluntary repatriation, local integration and resettlement; encourages UNHCR, States and other relevant actors to pursue comprehensive arrangements for specific refugee situations that draw upon combinations of solutions; and notes that a community development approach, ensuring the participation of refugee men and women, and refugee children, as appropriate, contributes to the success of such solutions; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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Personal Security of Refugees 1993, para. (b) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States to take all measures necessary to prevent or remove threats to the personal security of refugees and asylum-seekers in border areas and elsewhere, including by affording UNHCR and, as appropriate, other organizations approved by the Governments concerned prompt and unhindered access to them, by situating refugee camps and settlements in secure locations, by ensuring the safety of vulnerable groups, by facilitating the issuance of personal documentation, and by involving the refugee community, both women and men, in the organization and administration of their camps and settlements; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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