GCR

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GCR is the commonly used abbreviation for the Global Compact on Refugees, a United Nations framework aimed at improving international responses to large refugee movements and protracted refugee situations.

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GCR canonical 2

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instanceOf United Nations framework
international agreement
abbreviation GCR
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptionDate 2018-12-17
adoptionMethod UN General Assembly resolution
aimsTo improve international responses to large refugee movements
improve responses to protracted refugee situations
basedOn New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants
buildsOn Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework
complements 1951 Refugee Convention
1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
contains Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework
coordinatedBy UNHCR
coreObjective ease pressures on host countries
enhance refugee self-reliance
expand access to third-country solutions
support conditions in countries of origin for return in safety and dignity
developedBy United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
linked to: UNHCR
doesNotApplyTo internally displaced persons
encourages inclusion of refugees in national systems
international cooperation
support for host communities
endorsedBy UN Member States
geographicalCoverage worldwide
GlobalRefugeeForumFrequency every four years
includesMechanism Global Refugee Forum
Support Platforms
language English
legalNature non-legally binding
monitoringMechanism Global Refugee Forum
organizationType multilateral framework
policyArea humanitarian response
international refugee protection
primaryUNBodyInCharge UNHCR Executive Committee
promotes more equitable burden- and responsibility-sharing
whole-of-government approach
whole-of-society approach
referenceDocument New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants
respects principle of non-refoulement
scope global
standsFor Global Compact on Refugees
subjectMatter international protection
refugees
responsibility-sharing
targetGroup host communities
refugees
UNResolutionNumber A/RES/73/151
yearOfOrigin 2016

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Global Compact on Refugees abbreviation GCR
subject linked to: GCR