SS+Refugee+neg+-+UN+CP


 * The** **United States** **can directly fund refugee operations of UNHCR**
 * USINFO ‘6** (Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, Feb 8, “Funding will aid 19 million refugees, State Department says,” usinfo.state.gov)

__The__ __United States__ __has contributed an initial $203.8 million toward the 2006 operations of__ the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (__UNHCR__), according to a statement by State Department spokesman Sean McCormack. Ellen Sauerbrey, assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration, presented the contribution to High Commissioner Antonio Guterres during a February 8 Geneva meeting held to discuss key refugee issues. Of the $203.8 million, $200 million directly supports UNHCR's annual program activities. __This funding will allow UNHCR to aid about 19 million refugees and other persons of concern__.




 * Their solvency advocate concedes that UN action is absolutely critical**
 * Loescher ’94** (Gil and Ann, Senior Fellow for force Displacement and International Security for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Professional Writer and Instructur, "The Global Refugee Crisis," p. 24-26)

Never before has it been so appropriate to launch a series of bold initiatives to deal with national and international policies and practices toward refugees. Although __the leadership of the UNHCR is crucial__, it is not enough. The president of the United States and other political leaders also hold key assets in any serious effort to strengthen the UN refugee system, and UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali must be prepared to proceed with imagination and political courage to invigorate multilateral mechanisms. These initiatives would draw attention to the serious deterioration in norms and proper conduct that has occurred in some states with respect to the treatment of citizens and refugees. They would attempt to deal with the causes of refugee flows rather than with the consequences. __The United Nations is still the only body capable of managing many of the complex global problems of the post-Cold War era. The international community needs to take advantage of both the structural and technical reforms that have occurred within the UN system and the higher expectations for the United Nations that now exist__. Events in Iraq, in ex-Yugoslavia, and in Somalia, however, have demonstrated that the United Nations is not a separate entity capable of imposing order by itself, nor is it capable of achieving success in every endeavor. The United Nations is the sum of its member states, and US and Western leadership in invigorating multilateral programs is a key factor if the United Nations is to achieve optimum results. The United States is still the only nation whose leadership most other nations are willing to follow, and it is the country most capable of setting up all sorts of measures to direct international efforts toward a constructive goal.




 * Their solvency advocate concedes that UN leadership is key**
 * Oakley ’95** **(**Phyllis, former assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research, 3/28, dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/populations/press_releases/950328.html)


 * As the numbers of refugees and conflict victims in** **Africa** **have grown, so have our requests for appropriations to provide a fair share of budgetary support for international and non-governmental organizations which are our implementing partners in ensuring protection and assistance for these refugees.** __We believe that in large scale refugee crises such as__ __Rwanda__ __and__ __Bosnia____, it is necessary for the UN to take overall responsibility for coordinating the humanitarian effort__.