74 Pledges 2011 - Ministerial Intergovernmental Event on Refugees and Stateless Persons GEORGIA PLEDGE FORM The Government of Georgia pledges to: • Ratify the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954 and to carry out relevant legislative activities with a view to full harmonization of its legislation with the Convention. These activities, among others, include elaboration of a detailed procedure for determination of the status of a stateless person, which will secure to the stateless person the possibility to enjoy his/her rights and benefits in the future. • Continue creating safeguards for the protection of the rights of Stateless persons and to take relevant measures, including: - Identification and registration of stateless persons, which basically implies the determination of the status of stateless persons and entry into the electronic database of the registry of stateless persons and the relevant information about such persons; - Documentation of stateless persons - issuance of ID papers to the stateless persons, which implies issuance of biometrical passports and electronic residence permits under the most simplified procedure. • Fully implement the new Law of Refugees and Humanitarian Status, adopted last week, in the spirit of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugee and its 1967 Protocol, giving due consideration to the positions and advice offered by UNHCR. • Increasingly take over responsibilities related to the accommodation of and assistance to asylum-seekers. • Continue efforts towards the full integration of refugees. EXCERPT FROM NATIONAL STATEMENT We pledge to continue our efforts to address the challenges of displacement and to protect and promote rights of individuals affected by displacement.