62 Pledges 2011 - Ministerial Intergovernmental Event on Refugees and Stateless Persons CHAD EXCERPTS FROM NATIONAL STATEMENT On the occasion of the anniversaries of the conventions, the Republic of Chad pledges to make the following arrangements to further enhance the protection of refugees and of asylum-seekers on its territory: 1. To adopt a national bill on asylum in 2012 and ensure its compliance with international and regional standards and instruments on refugee protection. 2. To find within six months an effective solution to all refugee issues linked to the search for durable solutions. 3. To deliver birth certificates to refugee children: for which a coordinated decision will be taken once the new bill for a Nationality Code in Chad is adopted. 4. To develop jointly with UNHCR in the first three months of 2012, a holistic strategy for the self-sufficiency of the refugees from the Central African Republic, which includes a significant legal basis to support the current programme. 5. And finally, to start issuing and delivering machine-readable travel documents to refugees by the second quarter of 2012, in compliance with the international standards adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization, on the basis of the 1944 Chicago Convention. CHINA PLEDGE FORM The Government of China pledges to: Firstly, as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and the largest developing country, China will actively engage in settling international “hot issues”, promoting dialogues, facilitating reconciliations and preventing conflicts. China will also endeavor to promote the sustainable development of the world economy so as to achieve common prosperity and create a favorable environment for tackling international refugee issues and their root causes. Secondly, China will continue to participate constructively in international dialogues on refugee issues and enhance international exchanges and cooperation, and promote durable solution to refugee issues.