Towards a global compact on refugees: written contributions
To facilitate the broadest possible participation in the process leading to the global compact on refugees, United Nations Member States and all other stakeholders are welcome to submit written contributions to UNHCR for posting on this page.
Guidelines for those wishing to submit a written contribution are contained at the bottom of this page. Written contributions are welcome at any stage in the process leading to the development of the global compact on refugees, namely the thematic discussions, the tenth annual High Commissioner's Dialogue and the formal consultations.
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Written contributions received
The views expressed in the below contributions remain those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of UNHCR or the United Nations.
All written contributions
- Asylum Access' Response to the Second Draft of Global Compact on Refugees 31 May 2018
- Joint key recommendations by IRC, NRC, DRC, Save the Children and Oxfam to a final draft of the Global Compact on refugees 30 May 2018
- 'Shared responsibility, sharing humanity' – putting the voices of refugees and host communities at the centre of policymaking: perspectives from the International Refugee Congress 24 May 2018
State contributions
International Organization contributions
NGO contributions
- Asylum Access' Response to the Second Draft of Global Compact on Refugees 31 May 2018
- Joint key recommendations by IRC, NRC, DRC, Save the Children and Oxfam to a final draft of the Global Compact on refugees 30 May 2018
- 'Shared responsibility, sharing humanity' – putting the voices of refugees and host communities at the centre of policymaking: perspectives from the International Refugee Congress 24 May 2018
Contributions by individuals
- Comment on Draft 1 GCR, The International Law of Voluntary Repatriation 19 Apr 2018
- Regarding Draft 1: Squaring the Circle – A Non-Binding Document with Commitments 27 Mar 2018
- A Concluding Note from the Experts' Workshop in Istanbul - "What does the Global Compact on Refugees mean for the MENA region?" 26 Mar 2018
Contributions by topic
- Access to protection and non-refoulement
- Asylum
- Burden and responsibility sharing
- Children and youth
- Climate change and disaster displacement
- Cross-cutting issues
- CRRF/New York Declaration
- Disability
- Education
- Engaging and empowering refugees
- Global compact on refugees (general)
- Health
- High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges
- Humanitarian-development nexus
- Measures to be taken at the onset of a large movement of refugees
- Measures to be taken in pursuit of solutions
- Meeting needs and supporting communities
- Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Whole-of-society approach
- Women and girls
In addition, UNHCR has also received a video contribution from its Youth Advisory Council.
Guidelines for contributions
Anyone is welcome to submit a written contribution by email to refugeecompact@unhcr.org, preferably in PDF format, provided that the body of the email includes the following information:
- The title of the contribution. (If you envisage making multiple written contributions over the course of the process leading to the development of the global compact on refugees, we recommend that you choose a title for each contribution that reflects the meeting to which it applies and/or the topics that it addresses.)
- The name of the government(s), organization(s) and/or individual(s) to whom the written contribution may be attributed. Contributions from governments or organizations should be submitted using an official email address wherever possible.
- A statement to the effect that the government(s), organization(s) and/or individual(s) making the written contribution consent to it being posted online.
UNHCR reserves the right to decline to post any written contribution that does not comply with the above three requirements, that does not appear to have been authored by the individual or organization to whom it has been attributed, or that is not submitted in the spirit of UNHCR’s core values of integrity, professionalism and respect for diversity.