| Title | Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees |
| Publisher | UN General Assembly |
| Publication Date | 31 January 1967 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 606, p. 267 |
| Reference | Entry into force: 4 October 1967 |
| Other Languages / Attachments | Bosnian | Chinese | Croatian | French | German | Greek | Russian | Signatory States, Declarations and Reservations (as of 28 June 2011) | Spanish |
| Related Document | Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees |
| Cite as | UN General Assembly, Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, 31 January 1967, United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 606, p. 267, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3ae6b3ae4.html [accessed 8 February 2012] |
| Comments | On the recommendation of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the High Commissioner submitted the draft of the above-mentioned Protocol to the General Assembly of the United Nations, through the Economic and Social Council, in the addendum to his report concerning measures to extend the personal scope of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. The Economic and Social Council, in resolution 1186 (XLI) of 18 November 1966, took note with approval of the draft Protocol and transmitted the said addendum to the General Assembly. The General Assembly, in resolution 2198 (XXI) of 16 December 1966, took note of the Protocol and requested the Secretary-General "to transmit the text of the Protocol to the States mentioned in article V thereof, with a view to enabling them to accede to the Protocol." |
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