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HCR//XXXI/CRP.

(2)

(g) Noted that while an increasing number of States had become

parties to the, 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention and to the 1967 Protocol, there was an urgent need for further States to accede with a view to the provisions of these instruments acquiring universal application;

(h) Noted with appreciation that further States had adopted measures

to implement the provisions of the Convention and the Protocol, especially as regards procedures for determining refugee status, and stressed the need for increased co-operation between Govern-

ments and UNHCR in this matter;

(i) Recognized the value of examining problems of international protec-

tion in a regional context with a view to arriving at appropriate

solutions;

(j) Noted with appreciation the work of the Round Table of Asian Experts

which met in Manila from 14 to 18 April 1980 and the Declaration

on the International Protection of Refugees and Displaced Persons in

Asia and the Decaration on Pirate Attacks on Refugees and Displaced

Persons adopted by the Round Table;

(k) Reiterated the importance of promoting a wider knowledge and under-

:tanding of refugee law in increasing the effectiveness of inter- national protection, and noted with satisfaction the progress achieved in this matter as described in document A/AC.96/INE.162;

(1) Recognized the need in the light of its increased range of

activities in the field of international protection for the Office

to be provided with the necessary protection staff to enable it effectively to carry out these functions in various parts of the

world.

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Problems of extradition affecting refugees

(a) Considered that cases in which the extradition of a refugee or of a

person who may qualify as a refugee is requested may give rise to

special problems;

(b) Reaffirmed the fundamental character of the generally recognized

principle of non-refoulement,

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