) of 14 December 1950, provides, inter alia, that the High Commissioner, acting under the authority of the General Assembly, shall assume the function of providing international protection, under the auspices of the United Nations, to refugees who fall within the scope of the Statute and of seeking permanent solutions for the problem of refugees by assisting governments and, subject to the approval of the governments concerned, private organizations to facilitate the voluntary repatriation of such refugees, or their assimilation within new national communities,
Whereas the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, a subsidiary organ established by the General Assembly pursuant to Article 22 of the Charter of the United Nations, is an integral part of the United Nations whose status, privileges and immunities are governed by the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, adopted by the General Assembly on 13 February 1946,
Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees wish to establish the terms and conditions under which the Office, within its mandate, shall be represented in the country,
Now therefore, the Government of the Russian Federation and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, in a spirit of friendly co-operation, have entered into this Agreement and agreed as follows:
Article I
Definitions
For the purpose of this Agreement the following definitions shall apply:
a) "UNHCR" means the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
b) "High Commissioner" means the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or the officials to whom the High Commissioner has delegated authority to act on her behalf,
c) "Government" means the Government of the Russian Federation,
d) "Host Country" or "Country" means the Russian Federation,
e) "Parties" means the Government and UNHCR,
f) "Convention" means the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 February 1946,
g) "UNHCR Representative" means the UNHCR official in charge of the UNHCR office in the country,
h) "UNHCR officials" means all members of the staff of UNHCR employed under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations, with the exception of persons who are recruited locally,
i) "Experts on mission" means individuals, other than UNHCR officials or persons performing services on behalf of UNHCR, undertaking missions for UNHCR,
j) "Persons performing services on behalf of UNHCR" means natural and juridical persons and their employees, other than nationals of the host country, retained by UNHCR to execute or assist in the carrying out of its programmes,
k) "UNHCR personnel" means UNHCR officials, experts on mission and persons performing services on behalf of UNHCR.
Article II
Purpose of this Agreement
This Agreement embodies the basic conditions under which UNHCR shall, within its mandate, co-operate with the Government, open office in the country, and carry out its international protection and humanitarian assistance functions in favour of refugees and other persons of its concern in the host country.
Article III
Co-operation between the Government and UNHCR
1. Co-operation between the Government and UNHCR in the field of international protection of and humanitarian assistance to refugees and other persons of concern to UNHCR shall be carried out on the basis of the Statute of UNHCR, of other relevant decisions and resolutions relating to UNHCR adopted by United Nations organs and of article 35 of the Convention r
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