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10. States in whose territory refugee camps and settlements are located, shall do all within their capacity to ensure that the exclusively civilian and humanitarian character of such camps and settlements is maintained and that they are protected against military attacks.
11. For reasons of security, countries of asylum shall, as far as possible, settle refugees at a reasonable distance from the frontier of their country of origin.
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In order to enable UNHCR and other humanitarian organizations, such as
On The fiets the ICRC, to accomplish their respective humanitarian tasks, bf international protection and the promotion of the welfare of refugees in camps and settlements, it is essential that they be granted access to such camps and settlements.
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Refugees in camps and settlements should enjoy basic rights and should be treated without discrimination as to race, religion or country of origin. In view of their tragic plight such persons require special understanding and sympathy
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Refugees in camps or settlements have duties deriving from the refuge and protection granted or afforded to them by the country of refuge or the country of asylum. In particular, they shall conform to the laws and regulations of the State of refuge or of asylum, including lawful measures taken for the maintenance of public order. Moreover, they shall refrain from any activity likely to endanger the exclusively civilian and humanitarian character of the camp or settlement.
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Consistent with its fundamentally non-political character, UNHCR has an important role to play in exercising its function of international protection of refugees in camps or settlements which have been the target of military
attacks.
16. UNHCR and other concerned organs of the United Nations shall make every effort, within their respective terms of reference and the principles of the United Nations Charter, to promote conditions which ensure that refugees in camps and settlements are not exposed to the danger of or suffer from military attacks, as well as to ensure that such camps and settlements maintain their exclusively civilian and humanitarian character.
17. Apart from the exercise of their international protection function and the provision of humanitarian assistance to the victims of military attacks who fall within their respective competence, such organisations should also seek to identify means commensurate with their terms of reference whereby they may participate in the prevention of such attacks or their repetition. This may include maintaining close contact with the Secretary-General of the United Nations or liaising as appropriate with the parties to the armed conflict and States of refuge on methods of protecting refugee camps or settlements including their relocation.
18. As an armed attack on a refugee camp or settlement is generally a symptom of more basic problems giving rise to situations of movements of peoples, a solution to such underlying problems should be sought as soon as possible for humanitarian reasons in accordance with the purpose and principles of the UN
Charter.
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