64 Pledges 2011 - Ministerial Intergovernmental Event on Refugees and Stateless Persons prima facie basis. Moreover, since 2002, the Republic of the Congo has had a mechanism in place for individual determination of refugee status, comprising an eligibility commission and an appeals commission. The National Committee for Assistance to Refugees (CNAR - Comité National d’Assistance aux Réfugiés) is the government body that receives asylum claims and prepares the files to be submitted to the two above-mentioned commissions. The Republic of the Congo has signed the most relevant international and regional legal instruments regulating the protection of refugees. At the national level, the country has constitutional and regulatory measures (one decree and two orders) as well as general principles of law. The Republic of the Congo has nevertheless not been able to finalise its draft national law on refugees, despite positive steps made on this portfolio. The Republic of the Congo therefore pledges to complete the drafting of the national bill on refugees in 2012, so that international standards regarding the treatment of refugees to which the Congolese State has subscribed are transposed into national law. To this end, the country is determined to make the necessary efforts to complete this project, but will need the technical support and expertise of UNHCR. 2. In ratifying of the Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region, the Republic of the Congo has committed itself to adopt and implement the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. The Government of the Republic of the Congo pledges to ratify the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) and to adopt legislation for its implementation at the national level by 2013. COSTA RICA PLEDGE FORM The Government of Costa Rica pledges to: 1. Strengthen the Refugee Status Determination Procedure by promoting a comprehensive approach. 2. Improve the quality and access to documentation issued for asylum-seekers and refugees, while improving the registration system. 3. Promote the local integration of refugees in an urban context: access to work, health, education, housing, justice, culture and community participation.