Follow-up to the Regional Conference to Address the Problems of Refugees, Displaced Persons, Other Forms of Involuntary Displacement and Returnees in the Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Relevant Neighbouring States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Follow-up to the Regional Conference to Address the Problems of Refugees, Displaced Persons, Other Forms of Involuntary Displacement and Returnees in the Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Relevant Neighbouring States

Invites all countries that have not yet done so to accede to and implement fully the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, while welcoming the accession of Turkmenistan to the Convention; calls upon States and interested international organizations to provide appropriate forms and levels of support for the practical implementation of the Programme of Action; invites international financial and other institutions to contribute to the financing of projects and programmes within the framework of the implementation of the Programme of Action; calls upon the Governments of the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States to continue to strengthen their commitment to the principles underpinning the Programme of Action, in particular human rights and refugee protection principles, and to lend high-level political support to ensure progress in its implementation; invites the Office of UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration to enhance their mutual relationship with other key international actors; encourages the involvement of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in the follow-up to the Conference.

Adopted without vote, 85th meeting

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Adopted at the 85th plenary meeting, 9 Dec. 1998.