UHNCR 42nd Standing Committee

Documents from the recent UNHCR 42nd Standing Committee meetings have now been made available via the UNHCR Refworld website (www.refworld.org). Further details can be found by following the links below:

Note on International Protection
EC/59/SC/CRP.10, 11 June 2008
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/486902122.html
[in French: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/486901ba2.html ]

Progress Report on Resettlement
EC/59/SC/CRP.11, 2 June 2008
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4864e3872.html
[in French: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4864e4e72.html ]

Statement by Vincent Cochetel, Deputy Director, Division of
International Protection Services (DIPS). Progress Report on
Resettlement (UNHCR Standing Committee, 42nd Session)
25 June 2008
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4864cf342.html

Note on the Agenda for Protection
EC/59/SC/CRP.12, 2 June 2008
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4868f5f42.html
[in French: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4868f5af2.html ]

Agenda for Protection - Progress Overview (2002-2007)
2 June 2008
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4868fdc82.html
[in French: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4868fd912.html ]

Statement by Erika Feller, Assistant High Commissioner - Protection,
"Agenda for Protection"
24 June 2008
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4868cf7f2.html

Protracted Refugee Situations: Revisiting the Problem
EC/59/SC/CRP.13, 2 June 2008
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/486903142.html
[in French: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/486902d72.html ]

Statement by Erika Feller, Assistant High Commissioner - Protection,
"Protracted Situations"
25 June 2008
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4868d02c2.html

Report on Age, Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming
EC/59/SC/CRP.14, 2 June 2008
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4868f3e02.html
[in French: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4868f3a52.html ]

HIV and AIDS Policies and Interventions
EC/59/SC/CRP.15, 2 June 2008
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4868ffcf2.html
[in French: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4868ff962.html ]

Progress on Mainstreaming IDP Issues in UNHCR and Global Work Plan for
IDP Operations
EC/59/SC/CRP.16, 2 June 2008
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/486900fd2.html
[in French: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/486900a02.html ]

Staff Safety and Security Issues, Including Refugee Security
EC/59/SC/CRP.17, 2 June 2008
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/486905582.html
[in French: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/486904d42.html ]

Posted in: Publications.

New Refworld Publications

New publications available on the UNHCR Refworld web site:

1) Sierra Leone: The Influence of the Secret Societies, with Special Reference to Female Genital Mutilation. By Dr. Richard Fanthorpe, (August 2007) and available at:
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain?docid=46cee3152

2) Update of UNHCR's Position on the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers From Côte d'Ivoire. (July 2007) and available at: http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain?docid=46dc372c2

3) UNHCR's Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Iraqi Asylum-seekers. (August 2007) and available at: http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain?docid=46deb05557

4) Response to the European Commission's Green Paper on the Future Common European Asylum System. (September 2007) and available at: http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain?docid=46e159f82


Refworld is available at: www.refworld.org

UNHCR Note on Fumigations

New Publication from UNHCR:

Note on Issues Related to Eligibility for International Protection in the Context of Fumigations 30 July 2007 http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain?docid=46b6d62f2

This Note provides guidance on the elements to be considered in deciding on asylum applications for international protection as refugees which may be lodged by persons who have fled areas where fumigation operations are conducted. In Part I, the Note analyses the applicable criteria set out in the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. It examines two distinct situations: (a) persons fleeing harm related to conflict and/or generalized violence in areas where fumigations take place; and (b) persons fleeing harm resulting from fumigation operations as such. Part II of the Note outlines the assessment which should be undertaken with respect to other international protection needs that may be relevant under broader refugee definitions and/or by virtue of the extended refugee definition under UNHCR's mandate.

The position can be accessed through www.refworld.org, or directly at the above-mentioned URL.

Asylum Seekers from Nepal

UNHCR's Position on the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Nepal July 2007 is now available via Refworld at:

http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain?docid=46af032d2