Resettlement as an Instrument of Protection
| Publisher | UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| Author | Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme |
| Publication Date | 11 October 1991 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | No. 67 (XLII) - 1991 |
| Other Languages / Attachments | Greek |
| Related Document | Réinstallation en tant qu'instrument de protection |
| Cite as | UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Resettlement as an Instrument of Protection, 11 October 1991, No. 67 (XLII) - 1991, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae68c4368.html [accessed 16 December 2015] |
| Comments | Executive Committee 42nd session. Contained in United Nations General Assembly Document No. 12A (A/46/12/Add.1). Conclusion endorsed by the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme upon the recommendation of the Sub-Committee of the Whole on International Protection of Refugees. |
The Executive Committee,
Reaffirming the link between international protection and resettlement as an instrument of protection and its important role as a durable solution in specific circumstances,
(a) Calls on governments in a position to assist, to establish refugee admission ceilings, in the context of international burden-sharing;
(b) Requests States when setting refugee admission ceilings to include an adequate contingency provision which could be available depending on need to address rapidly evolving situations;
(c) Recognizes that rapidly evolving situations can result in fluctuating resettlement requirements from on year to another and that admission ceilings should be adaptable to such developments;
(d) Recognizes the need for rapid and flexible response to UNHCR resettlement requirements in particular for vulnerable groups and emergency protection cases subject to refugee admission requirements of receiving States;
(e) Acknowledges the utility of close consultation with UNHCR in the resettlement activities of the Office;
(f) Recognizes that in reviewing UNHCR resettlement requests the protection element inherent in such requests should be taken into account;
(g) Emphasizes that UNHCR pursues resettlement only as a last resort, when neither voluntary repatriation nor local integration is possible, when it is in the best interests of the refugees and where appropriate.
