30 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 Maintaining and expanding the capacity of the global resettlement scheme, inter alia by increasing the number of resettlement places and widening the number of countries with a resettlement programme. Americas: Brazil, Canada, Paraguay, the United States of America and Uruguay Europe: Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The Czech Republic: “The Czech Republic will increase the number of resettled refugees to its territory both through annual programs and resettlement of urgent and emergency cases.” Widening the strategic use of resettlement, in particular in priority situations. Americas: The United States of America Asia and the Pacific: New Zealand Europe: Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden New Zealand: “New Zealand pledges to continue including within our annual quota, refugees from the most protracted situations, such as Bhutan and Burma.” Managing resettlement effectively, with due attention to ensuring the integrity of the process and addressing emergency resettlement needs. Americas: Canada, Europe: Finland, the Netherlands, Portugal and Romania Portugal: “The Government of Portugal pledges to continue to implement its National Resettlement Programme in close cooperation with the UNHCR and national implementing partners. In this regard, Portugal will seek to contribute to the global efforts being made to address refugee situations by taking, where feasible, the necessary measures to expedite the processing of cases, including in situations of urgent and emergency resettlement.”