22 Pledges 2011 - Ministerial Intergovernmental Event on Refugees and Stateless Persons Theme of the Pledge States/Groups of States/Organizations making a pledge Example of pledges Refugee status determination (RSD), including: • Establishing an asylum procedure; • Improving the quality, efficiency and/or fairness of the asylum procedure; • Assuming greater responsibility for the asylum procedure. Africa: The Gambia, Liberia, Mali, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe Americas: Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, the United States of America and Uruguay Asia and the Pacific: Afghanistan, Japan and the Republic of Korea Europe: Azerbaijan, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece, Ireland, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, the Russian Federation, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Middle East and North Africa: Israel Mali: "The Government of Mali pledges to improve Refugee Status Determination in Mali (RSD). The Government of Mali pledges to establish an independent appeal committee by the end of 2011 to improve the asylum system in Mali. The new appeals committee will be established by virtue of a decree of the Minister of Territorial Administration and Local Authorities of Mali." Access to the right to work, health, education and/or social welfare for asylum-seekers and refugees Africa: Kenya, Lesotho and Rwanda Americas: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Peru and the United States of America Asia and the Pacific: The Republic of Korea and Thailand Europe: Germany Middle East and North Africa: Yemen Lesotho: "The Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho pledges to ensure that refugees in her territory have access to basic services for their welfare and well-being." Improving access to documentation and birth/civil registration for asylum-seekers and refugees, such as: • ID cards for refugees; • Machine-readable travel documents for refugees; • Birth registration for children of asylumseekers and refugees. Africa: Burundi, Chad, Malawi, Sierra Leone and the United Republic of Tanzania Americas: Costa Rica and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Asia and the Pacific: The Philippines and Thailand Europe: Belarus, France, Montenegro and the Russian Federation Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): “Improve the mechanism for issuing documentation to refugees by facilitating the issuance of identity cards in the main cities of (Venezuelan) states on borders.”