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Foreword by the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2010

Jakob Kellenberger
Jakob Kellenberger
Affiliation:
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross
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It is rare in the field of humanitarian action for anniversaries to be celebrated. Yet some achievements in history cannot fail to be remembered and serve as inspiration. The adoption of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, which remains the fundamental instrument for refugee protection, is one such achievement. On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, I would like to reiterate the ICRC's strong support for the 1951 Convention and the principles set out therein. I would also like to take the opportunity to commend the vital role played by UNHCR in providing help for refugees in so many places around the world.

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International Review of the Red Cross , Volume 83 , Issue 843: 5Oe anniversaire de la Convention sur les réfugiés de 1951. La protection des réfugiés dans les conflits armés/50th Anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention. The Protection of Refugees in Armed Conflict , September 2001 , pp. 573 - 576
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Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 2001

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1 “The International Committee of the Red Cross and the refugee problem”, Revue Internationale de la Croix-Rouge/International Review of the Red Cross, [English] Supplement, Vol. 111, 1950, p. 11Google Scholar