Agenda for Protection (Third Edition) - PoA-ISS

AGENDAPROTECTIONFORThe following document was originally issued asA/AC.96/965/Add.1 of 26 June 2002. It was endorsed by theFifty-third session of the Executive Committee of the HighCommissioner's Programme in October 2002.I. INTRODUCTIONIn response to the numerous challenges confronting refugeeprotection for States, as well as for the Office of the UnitedNations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and onthe occasion of the 50 th anniversary of the 1951 Conventionrelating to the Status of Refugees, UNHCR set in train, inDecember 2000, the Global Consultations on InternationalProtection. The purpose was to provoke both reflection andaction to revitalize the 1951 Convention framework and toequip States better to address the challenges in a spirit ofdialogue and cooperation. 1The Agenda for Protection is the product of this consultativeprocess. It reflects a wide cross-section of concerns andrecommendations of States, intergovernmental organizations,non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as refugees1For information on the Global Consultations on International Protection, pleaseconsult the Global Consultations page of UNHCR’s website at www.unhcr.org.21