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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8813

23 October 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha council
HCR calls on EU to promote Geneva Convention - ECRE denounces forgotten promises

Brussels, 22/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR) urges the European Union to use its influence to promote the Geneva Convention with third countries, one of its officials in Brussels told Agence Europe, although Member States are preparing to call on their partners for a "commitment" regarding this Convention (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.11). "We would have preferred stricter wording", the same official said. On the other hand, the HCR has welcomed...

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