alienswhosepresence isconsidered unlawful. -12-edto ries, y enton eand has :1 aryor :le !lIs, :lalor >.In grade ~d Ideby :h Ibe ts- ssued e art ugee ed ~eof ;t58.Itisgratifying tonotethatmostcountries partytothe1951UnitedNations Refugee Convention issuetraveldocuments torefugees intheformandunderthe conditions provided forbyarticle 28ofthatinstrument. Traveldocuments are generally issuedwithareturnclauseenabling theholdertoreturntotheissuing country withintheperiodofthetraveldocument's validity. Insomecases, however, documents continue tobeissuedeitherwithout areturnclauseorwitha returnclauseoflimited duration. Thishasgivenrisetoconsiderable difficulties fortheholders andhasmadeitnecessary forUNHCRtomake appropriate representations withtheauthorities oftheissuing country and/orthe present hostcountry oftherefugee. 59.Duringthereporting period, theOfficereceived requests fromanumberof Palestinian refugees holding Lebanese traveldocuments andlivinginareasoutside theareaofoperations oftheUnitedNations ReliefandWorksAgency (UNRWA) for assistance insecuring therenewal oftheirexpired documents. TheOfficedrewthe mattertotheattention oftheauthorities concerned andhopesthatasolution will befoundtothisurgenthumanitarian problem. 8.Naturalization 60.Theacquisition byrefugees ofthenationality oftheircountry ofasylumis animportant permanent solution totherefugee problem, beingthemosteffective meansofensuring theirintegration inthatcountry. TheOfficehastherefore wel~omed andsupported measures takeninrecentyearsinanumberofcountries to naturalize substantial numbers ofrefugees' forwhomvoluntary repatriation -the idealsolution -couldnolongerbeenvisaged andwheretherefugees hadattained a sufficient degreeofintegration intheirasylumcountry. Thiswas,for inst~nce, thecaseofsome36,000Rwandese refugees intheUnitedRepublic ofTanzania who wereoffered naturalization in1982andsomeofwhomwerestillundergoing naturalization proceedings duringthereporting period. TheTanzanian authorities havealsoindicated theirwillingness tonaturalize alargegroupofrefugees from Burundi whohavenowresided inthecountry foroveradecade. Itisunderstood thatanaturalization programme fortheserefugees maybeinitiated oncethe present p~ogramme forthenaturalization ofRwandese refugees iscompleted. In Zaire,theauthorities haveassured UNHCRthatarecentdecree, repealing an earlier oneunderwhichthousands ofrefugees hadbeennaturalized, wouldnotbe applied retroactively tothedetriment ofthebeneficiaries. Itistobehoped thatothercountries willgivefavourable consideration totheadoption ofsimilar liberal naturalization policies havingregardtotheimportance offullintegration andtothepossible destabilizing consequences ofmaintaining successive generations ofrefugees forwhomvoluntary repatriation cannot beenvisaged. 61.Theadoption ofmeasures makingiteasierforrefugees toacquire the nationality oftheircountry ofasylumisofcourseinlinewitharticle 34ofthe 1951UnitedNations Refugee Convention. Thisarticle callsuponStatesparties to facilitate theassimilation andnaturalization ofrefugees andtomakeeveryeffort toexpedite naturalization proceedings andtoreduceasfaraspossible thecosts ofsuchproceedings. Itistherefore encouraging tonotethatinanumberof countries, refugees havecontinued tobenefit fromprovisions permitting naturalization afterrelatively shortorreduced periods ofresidence. Inthe UnitedStates, naturalization ispossible afteraresidence periodoffiveyears andseveral thousand refugees wereenabled totakeadvantage ofthispossibility duringthereporting period. InCanada, wherenaturalization ofrefugees is possible afterathree-year periodof~esidence, thousands of"landed" refugees -13-'j i; I I 'I ,~9.Familyreunificationwerenaturalized duringthesameperiod. InAustralia, anamendment tothe Citizenship ActwhichcameintoeffectinNovember 1984hasfacilitated naturalization ofrefugees inasmuch asitreduces thequalifying periodfor citizenship fromthreetotwoyearsinthecaseofpersons whoarepermanent residents inthecountry. 71.Fa impossi difficlJ whose-a rec.omme measure
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report on the activities and policies of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) regarding refugees and their integration into host countries. The text discusses issues related to travel documents, naturalization, and family reunification, highlighting the importance of these measures in addressing the refugee crisis. The text also mentions specific countries and their policies towards refugees, such as naturalization programs and efforts to facilitate integration.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations