39. In spite ot recent events, the Government reafflrmed that as a siqnatorv to the 1951 United Nations Convention on Refuqees, Botswana would continue to meet 1tS obligations as a State of asylum. In this reqard the Government shared with the mission its concern and preoccupation tor the safety and security of retuqees in Botswana as a result of the 14 June attack. 40. The Government considers that the determination of refugee status and the qrantinq of asylum is the aoveceiqn preroqatrve and responsibility ot Governments and that Botswana, in accordance with intarnatlonal retuqee instruments, must be free to decide who should be qranted asylum within its borders, Any attempt by South Africa to prevent or hinder Botswana from fulfillinq Its internatlonal obliqations would, in the view ot the Government, seriously undermine the Conventions and the universal humanitarian principle ot qrantinq asylum to people f leeinq persecution. 8. National leqislat ion and procedures 41. The basic leqielation concerninq refuqee matters in Botswana 1q the Retuqees (Recoqnition and Control) Act ot 1967. This Act incorporates the detinition ot a refuqee found in the 1951 United Nations Convention, and the principle Ot non-retoulement. 42. Asylum-seekers must report to the nearest police station and are then reterred to the determininq authorities. All applicants tar asylum are reqistered, interviewed and their cases determlned on an individual basis. Those recoqnized as tefuqees are reqlstered with the Otfice ot the President and the Botswana COunCll for Retuqees (BCR) and Issued with identity cards . Retuqees are required to reside in the Dukwi settlement (see para. 51 below); however, dispensations are qranted for employment, education and health reasons. Applications tor asylum which are reJected are reterred to UNHCR for further review of their CaBe. 43. The 1967 Retuqee Act provides tor the establishment of Retuqee Advisory 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the government's policies and procedures regarding refugees and asylum seekers in Botswana. It mentions international conventions, national legislation, and the treatment of refugees, which suggests a humanitarian focus.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief