Protocol relating to the status of refugees (1967) Protocol relating to the status of refugees (1967) The protocol relating to the status of refugees of 1967 broadens the definition of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951. The main point of the protocol was to "grant all refugees the same status irrespective of the effective date of the 1st of January 1951." The protocol was completed on the 31st of January 1967 in New York City. Switzerland ratified the protocol on the 20th of May 1968. Germany ratified it on the 5th of November, 1969, and Austria ratified it on the 5th of September 1973.
Sapphire-throated hummingbird sapphire-throated hummingbirds are grouped into the genus "Lepidopyga", which includes only two other species; the sapphire-bellied hummingbird and the shining-green hummingbird. Although part of the same genus, the sapphire-throated hummingbird is taxonomically-closer related to the blue-headed sapphire ("Hylocharis grayi") than the shining-green hummingbird. Additionally, the sapphire-throated hummingbird acts as an outgroup for some members of the genus "Amazilia", such as the white-chested emerald ("Amazilia brevirostris") and the plain-bellied emerald ("Amazilia leucogaster"). After first being described in 1851, it was later discovered that there are two other subspecies of the hummingbird based on a difference of distribution and coloration, with the