92 Pledges 2011 - Ministerial Intergovernmental Event on Refugees and Stateless Persons LIECHTENSTEIN PLEDGE FORM The Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein pledges to: 1. Implement the new asylum law - currently under discussion in the Liechtenstein Parliament - in the spirit of the Geneva Convention and in close cooperation with UNHCR, including the protection of refugees from prosecution by non-state players. 2. Create the necessary framework with a view to resettling refugees in protracted refugee situations, as provided for under the bill for the new refugee law. 3. Assume its responsibility to reduce statelessness by applying its national legislation in the spirit of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and in close cooperation with UNHCR. 4. Maintain its support of UNHCR as one of its main partners within International Humanitarian Cooperation and Development, especially with regard to the protection of internally displaced persons and with regard to forgotten conflicts. LUXEMBOURG PLEDGE FORM The Government of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg pledges to accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. The procedures for accession are being started at the national level. MADAGASCAR PLEDGE FORM Regarding the accession of Madagascar to the 1967 Protocol to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, Madagascar is a party to the latter since 18 December 1967, despite reservations lodged at the time of accession. It is desirable to consider our accession to the Protocol in order to complete and reaffirm our commitment to refugee protection, together with the international community, even though we will have to reiterate the reservations previously made upon acceding to the 1951 Convention or even to make an interpretative declaration regarding certain provisions of the Protocol.

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