Chapter III. PLEDGES We are proud of our hospitality and we will continue to consolidate the international refugee protection regime in full compliance with the 1951 Convention and its 1967 Protocol and in accordance with the values of dignity, equality and respect on which the EU is founded. In this regard, we are advancing with the development of a common migration policy and towards the establishment of the Common European Asylum System by 2012. We are committed to support UNHCR efforts and to prevent and end statelessness in compliance with the principles of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. In October this year, the Council of European Union adopted the European Union Declaration on the 60th Anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, in which the European Union reaffirms its strong commitment to assist and protect, in accordance with international obligations, all those men, women and children, who are compelled against their will to leave their homes and their countries in order to escape fear of persecution. FINLAND PLEDGE FORM Finland maintains two reservations to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. Finland pledges that it will launch a review process in 2012 on whether these two reservations are still necessary or whether they can be considered outdated and consequently lifted. Finland commits itself to strengthening the efforts for municipal placement for the refugees to be resettled. Finland pledges to carry out dialogue activities with the municipalities in order to improve and speed up the placement process. Finland is a reliable donor to UNHCR and pledges to provide UNHCR unearmarked core funding of seven million euro according to our multi-year commitment. In addition, Finland continues to provide UNHCR with additional funding in response to emergencies and protracted needs. All Finnish funding is subject to parliamentary approval. Finland is in favour of the collective resettlement pledge of the UNHCR’s Working Group on Resettlement (WGR) to enhance the delivery of comprehensive durable solutions, notably in protracted refugee situations. We pledge to work with other Member States, UNHCR and partners to promote increased opportunities for refugee resettlement, the participation of 71