Chapter II. ANALYSIS OF PLEDGES UNHCR MINISTERIAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL EVENT: ANALYSIS OF PLEDGES In the run-up to the Ministerial Intergovernmental Event, UNHCR encouraged States to use the meeting to make forward-looking and specific commitments to concretely improve protection and assistance for refugees and stateless people. This analysis provides an overview of the pledges made and should be read in conjunction with the texts of pledges contained in Chapter III. It is understood that pledges are not legally binding, but rather voluntary expressions of political will. States, groups of States and organizations went beyond pledges relating to the protection of refugees and stateless people, including issues such as internal displacement, although IDPs were not within the formal purview of the conference. For the sake of completeness, this analysis summarizes all of the pledge areas in hopes of facilitating robust follow-up. 19