100 Pledges 2011 - Ministerial Intergovernmental Event on Refugees and Stateless Persons NEW ZEALAND EXCERPTS FROM NATIONAL STATEMENT New Zealand pledges four concrete measures to improve the settlement of refugees. New Zealand commits to implementing a new whole-of-government Refugee Resettlement Strategy to deliver improved refugee resettlement outcomes within existing reprioritised baseline funding. It will help ensure more refugees become self-sufficient at the earliest opportunity, and live independently of state support. The Refugee Resettlement Strategy identifies five key outcome areas to improve integration of refugees in New Zealand. These are Self Sufficiency, Participation, Education, Health and Wellbeing and Housing. Success indicators have been developed for each outcome area which will be used to prioritise and coordinate services on a targeted basis. Targets will also be agreed for each of the outcomes. New Zealand recognises the need to ensure that we play our part in the resettlement of the most susceptible groups. New Zealand pledges to continue including within our annual quota, refugees from the most protracted situations, such as Bhutan and Burma. We commit equally to include an allocated proportion of our quota for vulnerable groups such as womenat-risk and disabled cases. New Zealand welcomed the opportunity at the recent Working Group on Resettlement to present on the potential for the Strategic Resettlement of Colombian Nationals. This proposal is a promising step towards a comprehensive response to the resettlement of Colombian refugees. New Zealand commits to jointly coordinating the proposed working group, in conjunction with other resettlement countries. New Zealand takes this opportunity, on the occasion of their respective anniversaries, to reiterate our firm commitment to the 1951 Refugee Convention, and to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. New Zealand remains a firm supporter of UNHCR and its core mandate. It is through continued adherence to the core mandate that we can remain optimistic that progress can be made on UNHCR's ultimate goal of finding solutions for forced displacement and statelessness.