2000 (Executive Committee—51st Session) States are a pragmatic response to ensure that persons in need of such protection receive it; and recognizing in this context the importance of full application of the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol by States Parties; Noting UNHCR’s initiative to launch Global Consultations on International Protection and encouraging UNHCR, in parallel with these Consultations, to continue to seek practical responses, in cooperation with States and other relevant actors, to address current and future protection challenges; (a) Welcomes the proposal of UNHCR to commence a process of Global Consultations with States, with the close involvement, inter alia, of refugee protection experts, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and refugees, to revitalize the international protection regime and to discuss measures to ensure international protection for all who need it, while taking into account the legitimate concerns of States, host communities and the international community generally; (b) Affirms in this context that such a process, on the eve of the 50th Anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, offers important prospects for revitalizing refugee protection and promoting the effective implementation of the Convention and the Protocol, while at the same time identifying approaches to meet new situations not covered by these instruments; (c) Calls upon UNHCR to report to the Executive Committee at its fifty-second session on progress made on this process. 138