A/RES/59/170 at strengthening the international protection regime, consistent with the Agenda for Protection, 4 and at assisting Governments in meeting their protection responsibilities in today’s changing international environment; 3. Reaffirms the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees 5 and its 1967 Protocol 6 as the foundation of the international refugee protection regime, and recognizes the importance of their full and effective application by States parties and the values that they embody, notes with satisfaction that one hundred and fortyfive States are now parties to one instrument or to both, encourages States not parties to consider acceding to those instruments, underlines in particular the importance of full respect for the principle of non-refoulement, and recognizes that a number of States not parties to the international refugee instruments have shown a generous approach to hosting refugees; Notes that fifty-seven States are now parties to the 1954 Convention 4. relating to the Status of Stateless Persons 7 and that twenty-nine States are parties to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, 8 and encourages the High Commissioner to continue his activities on behalf of stateless persons; 5. Notes also that 2004 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Cartagena Declaration on Refugees and that States convened in Mexico City in November 2004 to commemorate this anniversary, recalls the contribution to refugee protection which regional approaches can make, and encourages States to strengthen further international protection of refugees in the region, in conjunction with relevant international organizations as well as representatives of civil society; Re-emphasizes that the protection of refugees is primarily the 6. responsibility of States, whose full and effective cooperation, action and political resolve are required to enable the Office of the High Commissioner to fulfil its mandated functions; Urges all States and relevant non-governmental and other organizations, 7. in conjunction with the Office of the High Commissioner and in a spirit of international solidarity and burden- and responsibility-sharing, to cooperate and to mobilize resources with a view to enhancing the capacity of, and reducing the heavy burden borne by, countries that have received large numbers of refugees and asylum-seekers, including by holding international consultations aimed at developing a comprehensive plan of action, as appropriate, to respond to a specific mass influx or protracted refugee situation, and calls upon the Office to continue to play its catalytic role in mobilizing assistance from the international community to address the root causes as well as the economic, environmental and social impact of large-scale refugee populations in developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, and countries with economies in transition; Emphasizes that international protection of refugees is a dynamic and 8. action-oriented function that is at the core of the mandate of the Office of the High Commissioner and that includes, in cooperation with States and other partners, the promotion and facilitation of, inter alia, the admission, reception and treatment of _______________ 4 Ibid., Fifty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 12A (A/57/12/Add.1), annex IV. United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 189, No. 2545. 6 Ibid., vol. 606, No. 8791. 7 Ibid., vol. 360, No. 5158. 8 Ibid., vol. 989, No. 14458. 5 2