Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

A/RES/428(V)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1950.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 21	International protection, durable solutions and assistance to refugees	20

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 21	International protection, durable solutions and assistance to refugees	20	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

What subjects does this mandate have?

13 subjects

Appointment of Officials Auditing Consultations Financial Regulations Financing Organizational Structure Refugee Assistance Refugee Protection Repatriation Resident Coordinators Staffing Terms of Reference Travel Documents

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Adopts the annex to the present resolution, being the Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees;

Calls upon governments to co-operate with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the performance of his functions concerning refugees falling under the competence of his Office, especially by :

Becoming parties to international conventions providing for the protection of refugees, and taking the necessary steps of implementation under such conventions;

( b) Entering into special agreements with the High Commissioner for the execution of measures calculated to improve the situation of refugees and to reduce the number requiring protection;

( c) Admitting refugees to their territories, not excluding those in the most destitute categories;

( d) Assisting the Iligh Commissioner in his efforts to promote the voluntary repatriation of refugees;

( e) Promoting the assimilation of refugees, especially by facilitating their naturalization;

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Providing refugees with travel and other documents such as would no~mallv be provided to other aliens by their national authorities, especially documents which would facilitate their resettlement;

Permitting refugees to transfer their assets and especially those necessary for their resettlement;

( h) Providing the High Commissioner with information concerning the number and condition of refugees, and laws and regulations concerning them;

Requests the Secretary-(;eneral to transmit the present resolution, together with the annex attached thereto, also to States non-members of the United Nations, with a view to obtaining their co-operation in its implementation.

14 December 1950.

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ARTICLE 1

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