23. Following the results of the refugee status determination procedure, some Vietnamese who did not qualify for refugee status opted for return to their country of origin.

8. Through the Regional Office in Brussels, UNHCR will continue to provide information and legal advice relevant to the status determination procedure.

B. Procedure for the determination of the cost of

5. The status determination procedure in Malaysia, scheduled to be finished by the end of 1993, was finally completed at the beginning of 1994. To avoid tension and confrontation with the population, the local authorities delayed serving decisions in the refugee status determination process.

The Committee notes with satisfaction that the State party has commenced the implementation of the refugee status determination procedure, in the framework of cooperation with UNHCR.

4. Within the framework of the Comprehensive Plan of Action for Indo Chinese Refugees (CPA), the refugee status determination procedure continued to be implemented in 1993.

5. Refugee status determination was completed in September 1993.

The status of asylum seekers was being defined in accordance with an Instruction on Work with Persons who Applied for Refugee Status and Procedure for the Determination of Refugee Status in the Republic of Kazakhstan registered by the Ministry of Justice on 15 June 1998 (document No. 519).

The refugee status determination and resettlement learning programme was introduced in 2003.

(a) Maintain or restore the status quo pending determination of the dispute

The status should be freely chosen by an act of self determination, with the right to change the status by a further act of self determination at a future date.

B. Procedure for the determination of the cost of living differential between New York and Washington, D.C.

The cost of the refugee status determination procedures was also covered by funds under this project.

The Committee observes that, while the State party generally endeavours to comply with the standards of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, some asylum seekers are excluded by the refugee determination procedure of the State party.

Concern was also expressed about the long standing provisional status of the Council's rules of procedure.

His organization was proposing the Constitutional Assembly on Status as the only true mechanism of self determination.

In addition, over 300 asylum seekers were referred by the Somaliland authorities for refugee status determination interviews.

National procedures for refugee status determination for individual non Indo Chinese asylum seekers are to be established.

Self determination was however an ongoing process whereby peoples could establish their political status and pursue their economic.

This included almost 1,900 refugees, 28,900 rejected asylum seekers and some 300 persons awaiting a status determination decision.

Also covered was the implementation of refugee status determination procedures which were completed in the course of 1993.

In addition, workshops and training programmes have taken place on refugee status determination, nationality law and the reduction of statelessness.

The Office was involved in refugee status determination (RSD) decision making in one way or another in 87 countries during 2004.

The refugee status determination of 250 Vietnamese who claimed to have Taiwanese links is also expected to be completed in 1994.

25. Activities related to the status determination of Vietnamese increased during 1993 owing to the availability of some 60 legal consultants.

The Security Council must remain committed to resolution 1244 (1999) and to the standards before status policy, under which definitive progress in standards implementation is a precondition for the determination of final status.

Asylum seekers who have secured employment usually are given work permits by the Government pending the result of their status determination hearings.

UNHCR has direct responsibility for the status determination of non European asylum seekers and the provision of assistance to non European refugees.

37. In 1993, the Swedish Government began to implement a scheme to return rejected Kosovo Albanian asylum seekers to Kosovo following an individual determination procedure.

Self determination no longer means isolation, because achieving national independence nowadays means only to return to the world scene with a new status.

UNHCR will launch a country wide protection training programme aimed at benefiting government officials who deal with asylum seekers and refugee status determination.

5. The refugee status determination process for the Vietnamese in Indonesia was completed in 1993 after some delays due to appeals being finalized.

It was important that women applying for that procedure not be refused on the basis of their marital status, sexual preference or lifestyle.

However, on 2 November 2004, Guam was scheduled to hold a plebiscite on self determination to determine the future political status of the island.

The self study module Refugee Status Determination (formerly RLD2) was also revised and will be launched in five languages before the end of 2005.

(g) Recommends that in procedures for the determination of refugee status, asylum seekers who may have suffered sexual violence be treated with particular sensitivity

(f) Promoting, where necessary, the establishment by States of appropriate procedures for the determination of refugee status as defined by the relevant international instruments

With such a mechanism, there will be greater clarity, certainty and objectivity in the determination of the status of those seeking refuge in the country.

Any discussion of such issues as refugee status, refoulement, decolonization, self determination and the movement of populations would clearly exceed the scope of the topic.

Lastly, Haiti reiterated its determination to improve the status of Haitian women and its confidence that the international community would assist it in that effort.

128. By the end of 1992, refugee status determination procedures had been completed or nearly completed in the region with the exception of Hong Kong.

In accordance with its protection mandate, the Branch Office provides advice to all asylum seekers and refugees on the new asylum and status determination procedures.

29. In 1995, the caseload is expected to decrease owing to the anticipated completion of status determination and an increase in the number of departures.

He also endorsed self determination of Puerto Rico, and supported the convening of an assembly on its status, where any solution to the political status of that island would be decided directly by the people of Puerto Rico.

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