UNHCR's Policy Development and Evaluation Service (PDES) is undertaking a
review of the way in which key stakeholders, including states, UNHCR, other
international agencies, NGOs, human rights organizations and legal
practitioners are making use of the Executive Committee's Conclusions on
International Protection in their efforts to strengthen the protection of
refugees and other persons of concern.
PDES invites all subscribers to the Forced Migration Listserve who have
experience in the use of Excom Conclusions to send their observations on
this matter, ideally focusing on the key questions listed below.
Submissions should be sent to: [log in to unmask] with 'Excom Conclusions' in
the subject line.
1. To what extent are Excom Conclusions known, understood and
appreciated by states, UNHCR, NGOs and other stakeholders?
2. To what extent have the different types of Excom Conclusion been
used by various stakeholders (a) in the formulation of policy, official
positions and legal guidance (b) in the drafting of national, regional and
international legislation (c) as a input to judicial and asylum
proceedings, (d) as an advocacy tool, and (e) in any other ways?
3. What are the key variables (e.g. subject matter, timing,
specificity, length, dissemination) that determine whether an Excom
conclusion is actively used by states and other stakeholders?
4. Is there any evidence to suggest that recent Excom Conclusions have
been used to a greater or to a lesser extent than in earlier periods, and
if so, what accounts for the trend?
5. Can specific examples of effective and ineffective practice be
identified in relation to the use of Excom Conclusions?
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