Monitoring Factors to Possible Refugee Outflows and Comparable Emergencies PDF Download

Author: J.O. Jonah
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Languages : en
Pages : 11

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This address focuses on the monitoring of factors relating to refugee outflows and comparable emergencies. The purpose of the address is to inform the Commission on Human Rights about the continuing concern of the Secretary-General regarding the need of the UN system to cooperate in joint efforts in this domain; to inform the Commission about the thinking of the Office for Research and the Collection of Information (ORCI); and to reflect about future joint efforts. The first part of the address refers to the Secretary-General's concern to deal with the root causes of refugee flows, to monitor factors related to such flows with a view to preventing them if possible, and to avoid human suffering caused by them. Various activities by the General Assembly in this regard are also referred to. The second part of the speech deals with ORCI. The mandate of the Office is examined with special reference to its specific role with regard to refugee flows and comparable emergencies. Mention is made of suggestions made by the Group of Governmental Experts on International Co-operation to Avert New Flows of Refugees. Various criteria for early-warning and the role of ORCI are also presented. The last part of the speech deals with the possibilities of drawing upon the instrumentalities of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in the conduct of early-warning activities. In the framework of fact-finding exercises of certain working groups and the processing of specific cases, these procedures and mechanisms can play an important role in detecting human rights related root causes of mass exoduses. In similar manner, it was stated, and in appropriate situations, the Secretary-General may wish to address the Chairman of this Commission or its Sub-Commission discreetly, inviting their attention to such situations.