mardi 30 octobre 2007

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

General Assembly, 62nd Session,

23/10/2007

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Resolution A/C.3/62/L.XX

On the OP 6 and 8, Secretary adds the words “political” and “of”. Everybody agreed.

  • Venezuela proposes to include the “root causes” of the refugees situations, as the High Commission during Excom in a preview resolution (14317) had adopted.

To Venezuela, it’s necessary to put more attention in the mandate of UNHCR, through the use of the prevention.

Venezuela wanted to highlight the root causes in order to prevent refugee’s movements.

In the same idea, Algeria urge to the Secretary to follow the Venezuela’s proposition which permit to fight the deep causes of the refugee’s situations.

Ethiopia also thinks that durable solution, like the roots causes, could be integrated.

On the contrary, Switzerland thinks that “root causes” doesn’t include in the UNHCR’s skills. UNHCR must only looks after the refugees.

Morocco recalls that “root causes” appear in the OP 23, so we don’t need to add it in the OP 9. Australia agrees with Morocco.

UNHCR explain mandate: “root causes” appear in the expression “international solution”. In this term, the root causes have been part of durable solutions, it’s a part of International responsibility.

Canada: We had concerns about the original version.

  • Algeria asks flexibility about OP 18 and 23.

  • France wants to integrate the deployment of a multidimensional force in Eastern Chad and CAR (Central African Republic).

But Algeria doesn’t want to name a specific region, beyond the humanitarian aspect.

For Algeria, the resolution must be universal and not only on a specific way.

Ethiopia recognizes the positive attitude of the France’s proposition but it must concern for all the African continent and not only CAR and Chad.

Mrs Chair asks to France to include his text on another resolution because its concern not only the UNHCR but also the other International organizations.

  • In the OP 15, Algeria asks explication about the expression “other persons concern to UNHCR”, the delegation wants to know who’s part of it.

The Secretary answer: we speak about the persons stateless.

  • The debate was important concerning the both OP 17 and 18.

To resume, Iran would like to add the same paragraph like in the preview report. Australia, Algeria, Ethiopia and Belarus wasn’t totally agree so the debate continued during one hour.

Finally, the proposition of Iran was almost completely include.

On another part, Algeria was furious when Secretary approves the paragraph 18 whereas he wants to continue the discussion. He recalls at the secretary that it’s the States who decide when the text is approved or not.

  • About the Russia’s proposition, Ecuador, Mexico and Dominican Republic want to include the Mexico plan of action in the text, because of the European-Asian Programme is name. In the same idea, Algeria wants to include his regional program.

  • Concerning OP 24, Ethiopia wants to change the text “traditional governmental donors, non-traditional donors”.

Secretary proposes “governmental donors and no-governmental donors”. Ethiopia agreed.

To conclude, Algeria mentions that his New-York delegation (Algeria in New-York) won’t agree with the term of the resolution.

That’s why Secretary asks all delegations to contact his New-York delegation to inform on the resolution behind the adoption in the Big Apple at the next week.

Damien Afonso

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