Защита прав беженцев (материалы УВКБ ООН для представителей неправительственных организаций 13 октября 2000 г.)

Abstract

The main direction of the UNHCR activities in Belarus is the work with diverse mixed migration flows moving from the East to the West. It is often the case of illegal migration, connected with certain economic problems and the country's security. In this situation it is important to single out true refugees from this mass and ensure their rights. This is what the seminar organizers, saw as its main task. The Head of the UNHCR office in Belarus Bohdan Nahajlo devoted special attention in his speech to the relations with the UNHCR partners. The Associate protection officer Masako Kinoshita spoke on the UNHCR mandate on international protection. The problem of the procedure of awarding the refugee status in the Republic of Belarus was characterised by the Head of the Department for Refugee Affairs of the Committee on Migration of the Ministry of Labour Ludmila Serikova. The participants of the seminar were unanimous in their opinion that the next logical step for our society on the way to international legal standards will be signing by the Republic of Belarus of the 1951 Convention.