2. UNICEF（1996年）
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING between United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
I. INTRODUCTION
1. This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Untied Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is aimed at encouraging and facilitating systematic, predictable, cooperative action between the two organizations. It seeks to build on the recognized comparative advantages of each organization and to establish operational modalities of cooperation which result in "value-added" elements.
2. Underlying this MOU is the recognition of the respective mandates and responsibilities of each organization.
3. UNHCR and UNICEF agree that their joint and separate actions on behalf of children (whether with refugee, displaced or returnee populations, as well as local populations affected by the presence of displaced persons or refugees), shall be based upon principles contained in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in international instruments governing the rights of refugees and in other human rights instruments, as well as upon the related policies enunciated by the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme and the UNICEF Executive Board.
II. SCOPE
4. This MOU applies in countries where UNICEF has an established office or programme and covers activities in favour of the following beneficiary populations:
i) refugees;
ii) returnees;
iii) internally displaced persons;
iv) local populations in the country of origin, affected by the presence of internally displaced persons or returnees; or in the country of asylum affected by the presence of refugees.
III. RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO VARIOUS POPULATION GROUPS
5. The roles and responsibilities of UNHCR and UNICEF in relation to the population groups listed in (4) above, while distinct, are sometimes inter-related. Both UNHCR and UNICEF seek to assist national authorities with regard to the well-being of children.
(i) Refugees
6. According to the Statute of its Office, UNHCR is mandated to provide international protection to refugees and to promote durable solutions to their problems. UNHCR is ultimately responsible for the international protection and welfare of refugees, which may include the provision of assistance, in cooperation with host governments and in line with their international obligations.
7. UNICEF, for its part, has been called upon by its Executive Board (Resolution 1992/21) "to continue providing emergency assistance to refugee and displaced women and children, particularly those living in areas affected by armed conflict and natural disastersノin accordance with its mandate" and "in collaboration with other relevant United Nations Agencies and the international community." UNICEF's assistance to refugees, agreed in each case with the host government and with UNHCR, is selective and subject to the availability of resources over and above those committed in its Master Plan of Operations for the relevant country programme.
(ii) Returnees
8. UNHCR and UNICEF will consult with each other to ensure complementarity of activities for returnees.
