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National authorities hold the primary responsibility for
the provision of protection within their borders. International
protection is required when states are either unable or unwilling to act
on their obligations to protect refugees and IDPs. International
protection activities include ensuring asylum, securing basic human
rights, provision of travel documents, and monitoring the treatment of
refugees once they return home to ensure provision of national
protection. Protection activities also include the promotion of
international refugee law, helping states to enact or revise national
legislation, and assistance in strengthening relevant legal and judicial
institutions.
UN General Assembly
Documents include
resolutions calling for comprehensive registration of all Palestinian
refugees, general protection for Palestinian refugees, and specific
protection for refugees in camps.
UN Security Council
Documents
include resolutions and reports calling for international protection of
Palestinian civilians, including refugees.
UN Conciliation
Commission for Palestine (UNCCP)
Documents
include resolutions related to the protection mandate of the UNCCP,
annual reports, and working papers issued by the UNCCP Secretariat.
UN High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR)
Documents
include UNHCR operational manuals, Executive Committee Conclusions on
protection for Palestinian refugees, and positions relative to the
status of Palestinian refugees under international refugee law.
Arab League
Resolutions
Documents
include resolutions issued by the Council of Ministers and the Council
of Arab Ministers of the Interior concerning the status of Palestinian
refugees under the 1965 Casablanca Protocol. Resolutions cover
residency, family unification and travel documents.
Case Law
Documents include case
law from Europe, United States, Australia and New Zealand concerning the
status of Palestinian refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the
Status of Refugees. |
